Private Bianca Nankervis and Private Nelson Fox from Rifle Company Butterworth rotation 144 visit the Kundasang War Memorial in Ranau, Malaysia.
15 Aug 2024
Army
News

Paying tribute to fallen family members

Two Army soldiers discovered the tragic story of their ancestors during a visit to the Kundasang War Memorial in Borneo.

Commemoration & history
Graduate Oliver Loewenthal in a fan section of a wind tunnel at Defence Science and Technology Group, Fisherman's Bend
15 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Wind blows engineer to Navy career

Aerospace engineering graduate Oliver Loewenthal is part of Navy's Civilian Engineer Development Program.

Capability & technology | People & service
Australian Army soldier Corporal Lianne Salerno, from 3rd Health Battalion, with local patient, Simba, prior to being returned to his family during the 2024 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme in Amata, SA.
15 Aug 2024
Army
News

Looking after animals is soldier’s dream role

Corporal Lianne Salerno's 20 years of experience working with animals led her to the Aboriginal community of Amata, South Australia.

Community engagement | People & service
Navy sailors from HMAS Perth, Chief Petty Officer Bosun Glen Nipperess (left) and Lieutenant Commander Gemma Casserly, return a recovered craft to its owner, Australian Army soldier Warrant Officer Class Two Carl Stanley (centre right) at HMAS Coonawarra.
14 Aug 2024
Navy, Army
News

Lucky soldier reunited with his ‘plastic fantastic’

Three months after he lost his boat, an Australian soldier has been reunited with it, thanks to HMAS Perth and a lot of luck.

Community engagement | Relief & assistance
Defence Science and Technology Group scientist Dr Ben Sparkes (left), working with Australian- built quantum clocks at the University of Adelaide.
14 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

‘The engine room of innovation’

The Defence Science and Technology Group celebrates its achievements across the past 50 years.

Capability & technology | Commemoration & history
An Australian Army soldier logs onto The Cove 4.0 professional military education platform.
14 Aug 2024
Army
News

Online training gets gamified

The Army's professional military education platform, The Cove, levels up with the latest update now available.

Exercises & training
Australian Army Veterinary Officer Captain Naia Knight and Combat Medical Attendant Corporal Lianne Salerno deliver Simba back to his owner, Russel Watson, after treatment in Amata, SA.
14 Aug 2024
Army
News

Working together to keep pets healthy

Army personnel have joined Adelaide veterinarian Robert Irving to treat companion animals in Amata, South Australia.

Community engagement | People & service
Defence Science Technology Group's MIST sensor, used for chemical detection on the battlefield.
14 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence capability put to new use

A thumb-sized device for chemical detection has found a new purpose with the Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Capability & technology
Army Craftsman Ben Hutchings watches as a 3D printer produces an object at the MakerSpace workshop on Latchford Barracks.
14 Aug 2024
Army
News

3D printers breathe life into medical training

Personnel learn to use 3D printers at the Army Logistics Training Centre to make medical aids.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Defence Science and Technology Group researcher Monique Hollick, second from left, and her team at the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales in Toulouse, France.
13 Aug 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Exploring the global space ecosystem

A Defence Science and Technology Group space researcher has just finished a placement at France’s renowned national space agency.

Capability & technology | People & service
Australian Army soldier Sergeant Travis Doll from 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion demonstrates a welding practice at Murray Barracks, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
13 Aug 2024
Army
News

Welding course joins friends together

Army personnel worked with Papua New Guinea Defence Force members on a two-month welding course at Murray Barracks, Port Moresby.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Sergeant Steven Richardson with terrain he 3D printed for Bolt Action war game at the Latchford Barracks war-gaming centre.
13 Aug 2024
Army
News

Intuitive 3D printers improve cognitive learning

Visitors to the the MakerSpace at Latchford Barracks learn the fundamentals behind 3D printing and then get to create it.

Capability & technology