Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP) have chosen to fund seven research projects which will deliver advanced technologies for Defence.
“These cutting-edge projects will bring together new research teams to deliver advanced solutions in priority areas, including undersea capabilities, trusted autonomy and cyber security,” Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, said.
Through DIP’s Activator Fund and Collaborative Research Fund, the winning projects will receive their share of $3 million in funding. They aim to tackle some of Defence’s most critical challenges and help Australia maintain a strategic technological edge.
“The might of Australia’s universities and industry partners plays a vital role in contributing to home-grown Defence capability and providing the Australian Defence Force an asymmetric advantage,” Monro said.
The DIP is one of five state and Defence co-sponsored research and innovation networks under the Australian Defence Science and Universities Network (ADSUN).
The winning projects are:
- Sensor-based Environmental Sense-making Network for Threat Response and Information (SENTRI).
- Mapping Pacific Networks.
- Understanding and countering online influence.
- Understanding environmental impacts on biofilm growth at key naval ports.
- Distributed multi-agent threat evaluation and weapons assignment (TEWA) algorithms for force-level battle management.
- Developing an underwater recharging station to maximise the endurance and mission effectiveness of autonomous/uncrewed underwater vehicles.
- A tool for simulation-based evaluation of human-driven processes for critical infrastructure operations resilience.