Defence is accelerating production of the Ghost Shark by part-funding with Anduril Australia a manufacturing facility in Australia that will see the first production variant of the Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) available by the end of…
Charles Darwin University has become a member of the Queensland Defence Science Alliance (QDSA), a node of DSTG’s Australian Defence Science and Universities Network (ADSUN). ADSUN brings together research institutes and industry to find solutions for defence problems. Charles Darwin…
Californian company Anduril Industries will open a new 100,000-150,000 square foot manufacturing facility to support large-scale production of its Dive-LD family of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, on the east coast of the USA. By investing…
Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is calling for abstract submissions exploring disruptive technologies that would contribute to the defence of Australia by giving the country an asymmetric edge over a better-resourced, larger enemy. Entries close on 3 June.…
The Australian Department of Defence has unveiled its first Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vessel (XL-AUV), ahead of schedule and on budget. Ghost Shark will provide the Royal Australian Navy with a stealthy, long-range autonomous undersea warfare capability that can…
A program set up by the United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and supported by scientists from Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) aims to address the challenge of secure underwater communications. In the underwater domain radio…
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have successfully demonstrated the integration of advanced autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to test the resilience of autonomous assets in a contested environment. Conducted in South Australia in late 2023, the Trusted…
Six projects have received a total of nearly $900,000 in funding for the seventh round of the Adelaide-based Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF). Defence SA’s Acting Chief Executive Reg Carruthers said the calibre of applications is continuing to…
Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to enhance strategic capabilities in robotic and autonomous systems for undersea warfare. The research project between Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) is the first…
Adelaide-based defence SME Acacia Systems will lead a $1.6 million project designed to increase the accuracy and range of undersea surveillance systems. The project – Enhancing the RAN’s Undersea Surveillance Minimum Viable Capability – aims to improve operational performance by increasing the…