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|agency_name = Defence Science and Technology Group
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|jurisdiction = [[Commonwealth of Australia]]
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|budget =$633 million<ref>{{cite web |title=PORTFOLIO BUDGET STATEMENTS 2023-24 BUDGET RELATED PAPER No.1.4A DEFENCE PORTFOLIO|url=https://www.defence.gov.au/about/accessing-information/budgets/budget-2023-24|access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
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|chief1_name = Prof [[Tanya Monro]] {{small|from March 2019}}
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The '''Defence Science and Technology Group''' ('''
The [[#Chief Defence Scientist|Chief Defence Scientist]] leads
▲The [[#Chief Defence Scientist|Chief Defence Scientist]] leads DST. The position is supported by an independent Advisory Board with representatives from defence, industry, academia and the science community. DST has an annual budget of approximately $440 million and employs over 2500 staff, predominantly scientists, engineers, IT specialists and technicians.
▲DST has establishments in all Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory with posted representatives in Washington, London and Tokyo. DST collaborates with science and technology organisations around the world to strengthen its technology base and works closely with Australian industry and universities to enhance defence capability. International engagement allows DST to explore potential technological opportunities at significantly less cost and provides access to overseas capabilities otherwise not available to the ADF. DST is a member of [[The Technical Cooperation Program]] (TTCP) with the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. It also has bilateral defence science agreements with USA, UK, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway and Singapore. In February 2012, DST was given the whole-of-government responsibility to co-ordinate research and development for Australia's national security.
==History==
* 1907 – Defence science begins in Australia.
* 1910 – The start of explosives research at a guardhouse (called the Chemical Adviser's Laboratory) at [[Victoria Barracks, Melbourne]].
* 1911 – [[Defence Explosive Factory Maribyrnong]] established at [[Maribyrnong, Victoria|Maribyrnong]].
* 1912 – Small Arms Factory established at [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]].
* 1921 – Munitions Supply Board created within Department of Defence.
* 1922 – Chemical Adviser's Laboratory became the Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL) of the Munitions Supply Board.
* 1929 – Proof Range established at [[Port Wakefield, South Australia|Port Wakefield]].
* 1939 – Aeronautical & Engine Research Test Laboratory established at [[Fishermans Bend]] as part of the [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) Division of Aeronautics.
* 1940 – Department of Munitions established. [[Salisbury Explosives Factory]] and Finsbury Munitions Factory built within rural environs of [[Adelaide]].
* 1946 – Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL) established at [[Finsbury, South Australia]] (later known as Woodville North when the suburb name was changed) as a branch of MSL at Maribyrnong.
* 1946 – Anglo-Australian Joint Project established at Woomera, with aviation support at RAAF Base Mallala.
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* 1971 – The Army Food Science Establishment renamed the Armed Forces Food Science Establishment.
* 1972 – ARL transferred to the Department of Manufacturing Industry.
* 1974 –
* 1975 – Official transfer of all Defence R&D activities to DSTO in the Department of Defence. The Armed Forces Food Science Establishment (AFFSE) became part of the Service Laboratories and Trials (SLT) division of DSTO.
* 1977 – Joint Tropical Trials and Research Establishment established (JTTRE), merging JTRU and Tropical Trials Establishment situated at [[Cowley Beach, Queensland]].
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* 1994 – The Armed Forces Food Science Establishment was renamed The Defence Food Science Centre (DFSC).
* 1997 – ESRL complex rationalised and new "Knowledge Systems Building" in [[Edinburgh, South Australia]], (the newly renamed part of Salisbury containing DSTO), officially opened. The Defence Food Science Centre (DFSC) was renamed Defence Nutrition Research Centre (DNRC). Port Wakefield Proof Range became the Proof and Experimental Establishment.
* 2002 – DSTO restructured, resulting in three laboratories:
* 2002 – DSTO, along with the Royal Australian Air Force and the Canadian Forces, wins the
* 2003 – Maritime Operational Analysis Centre (MOAC) opened at [[Garden Island, Sydney]]
* 2004 – H A Wills Structures and Materials Test Centre officially opened at Fishermans Bend.
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* 2004 – Torpedo Systems Centre and Maritime Experimentation Laboratory opened at DSTO Edinburgh
* 2005 – Laboratory Directors renamed to DCDS (Deputy Chief Defence Scientist):
:::Director, Platforms Sciences Laboratory renamed DCDS (Platforms & Human Systems),
:::Director, Systems Sciences Laboratory renamed DCDS (Policy & Programs),
:::Director, Information Sciences Laboratory renamed DCDS (Information & Weapon Systems) and
:::First Assistant Secretary, Science Policy renamed Chief, Science Planning & Coordination Division.
:::Air Operations Division to report to DCDS (Platforms & Human Systems).
:::New stand-alone Information Integration Branch created in Edinburgh under DCDS (Information & Weapon Systems).
* 2006 – DSTO and US Air Force sign agreement on Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation ([[HIFiRE]]) Program.
* 2007 – DSTO Maribyrnong shut down in May with all personnel moved to a new facility within the existing DSTO Fishermans Bend site.
* 2007 – DSTO establishes Brisbane laboratory to undertake hypersonics research.
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* 2009 – DSTO and US Air Force complete first successful launch under the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) Program, confirming that the test vehicle turned onto the correct heading and elevation for re-entry into the atmosphere as designed.<ref>[http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/news/5669/ Trialling hypersonic flight at Woomera] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510181024/http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/news/5669/ |date=10 May 2012 }}.</ref>
* 2010 – DSTO organises the [[Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge]] with US Army.
* 2012 – DSTO, along with the US [[Air Force Research Laboratory]], Boeing Research & Technology and the University of Queensland, wins the
* 2012 – Dr [[Alex Zelinsky]] appointed Chief Defence Scientist in March 2012.<ref name=Zelinsky>[http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/news/6816/ Dr Alex Zelinsky appointed as new CDS – 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503075604/http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/news/6816/ |date=3 May 2012 }}.</ref>
* 2015 – DSTO becomes
*2019 – Professor [[Tanya Monro]] appointed Chief Defence Scientist
==Sites==
*South Australia: [[Edinburgh, South Australia|Edinburgh]] and [[Port Wakefield, South Australia|Port Wakefield]], north of [[Adelaide]].<ref>The area in South Australia occupied by
*Victoria: [[Fishermans Bend]]
*New South Wales: [[Eveleigh, New South Wales|Eveleigh]]
*Queensland: [[Pullenvale, Queensland|Pullenvale]] in [[Brisbane]], and [[Innisfail, Queensland|Innisfail]],
*Western Australia: [[HMAS Stirling|HMAS ''Stirling'']] at [[Rockingham, Western Australia|Rockingham]], south of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
*Tasmania: [[Scottsdale, Tasmania|Scottsdale]]
It also has a presence in the [[Russell Offices]] in [[Canberra]], in the [[Australian Capital Territory]].<ref>Personnel at the
Previous sites have included:
*Fern Hill Technology Park in [[Bruce, Australian Capital Territory|Bruce]],
*[[Pyrmont, New South Wales|Pyrmont]], on the shore of Sydney
*[[Maribyrnong, Victoria|Maribyrnong]],
==Chief Defence Scientist==
The Chief Defence Scientist of Australia leads the Defence Science & Technology Group (
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! Chief Defence Scientists || Period in office
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==Organisational structure==
DSTG streamlined its organisational structure to better reflect Defence priorities and align with the 2013 Defence White Paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/whitepaper/2013/ |title=Defence White Paper 2013 |work=Department of Defence |access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> The new structure came into effect from 1 July 2013
== Equipment ==
▲The new structure came into effect from 1 July 2013 was endorsed by the Defence Committee. It provides three Corporate Divisions: Science Strategy and Program Division, Science Partnerships and Engagement Division and Research Services Division along with seven Research Divisions: Maritime Division, Land Division, Aerospace Division, Joint and Operations Analysis Division, National Security and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division, Cyber and Electronic Warfare Division, and Weapons and Combat Systems Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/page/3595/ |title=Our Structure |publisher=DST Group |accessdate=18 September 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613094623/http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/page/3595/ |archivedate=13 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
=== Aircraft ===
* A53 [[Beech 1900]]C
== See also ==
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* [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|CSIRO]] (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) – the national government body for scientific research in Australia
* [[NICTA]] (National ICT Australia) – Australia's national information and communication technology research centre
* [[South Australian Aviation Museum]] – repository of
* [[The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP)|TTCP]] (The Technical Cooperation Program) – An international defence science and technology collaboration between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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