Technician operating optical lab equipment

Our Funded Projects

Innovation in action

The Defence Innovation Partnership fosters defence-research and development in South Australia by connecting researchers, industry and government.

Through strategic funding initiatives like the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) and the Activator Fund, the Defence Innovation Partnership empowers cross-sector collaboration that transforms bold ideas into real-world impact for our Defence Forces.

In partnership with the South Australian Space Industry Centre, the Defence Innovation Partnership also supports the South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund, fuelling the growth of space technologies and capability in the state.

Explore our collection of case studies via the interactive table below to see how these funding initiatives are shaping the future of defence and space innovation in South Australia.

*The South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund is funded by the South Australian Space Industry Centre and facilitated by the Defence Innovation Partnership.

Our Funded Projects

Innovation in action

Radioisotope Heating Unit Project

Understanding and Countering Online Influence

Mapping Pacific Networks

Sensor-based Environmental sense-making Network for Threat Response and Information (SENTRI)

Developing an underwater recharging station to maximise the endurance and mission effectiveness of autonomous / uncrewed underwater vehicles

Bayesian modelling for long-term prediction of biofilm growth under environmental variability at key naval ports in Australia

A Tool for Simulation-Based Evaluation of Human-Driven Processes for Critical Infrastructure Operations Resiliency (HDP-CIOR Tool)

Distributed multi-agent TEWA algorithms for force-level battle management: a scalable approach for real-time decision-making in dynamic combat environments

Leoflect

Lunar Search and Rescue (LunaSAR)

Enhancing the RAN’s Undersea Surveillance Minimum Viable Capability

First-in-class pharmaceutical radiation protectant and mitigant

Warm Starts and Goal-based Heuristics to Improve MARL Performance in Advanced Distributed Defence

Sovereign manufacturing reliable defence structures by 3D metal printing and structural health monitoring

Evaluation of State Uncertainty for Resident Space Objects

Cyber Terrain Mapping and Analysis of Operational Technology Networks

Mathematical modelling of a complex and contested conflict environment: influence of logistics and resource transfer

Rapid Environmental Monitoring Using Autonomous System

Dual use satellite messaging beacon system for Defence and Emergency Services

Validation of a Test and Evaluation Model for Planning and Architecture Optimisation

Sensing semiconductor devices with terahertz waves

Deep Sensing: ML Enhanced Optical Fibre Hydrophone

Advancing SOCRETIS (“SOCial REasoning Tool & Interactive System”): An AI- enabled collaborative reasoning aid for the information environment

A virtual reality tool to manipulate digital human mannequins for evaluating ergonomics and human factors

A framework for addressing design challenges in wargames

Developing neuroscience-based approaches to assessing and enhancing human cognitive performance in challenging operational environments

Freeform optics for small satellites

Solutions for light pollution from console displays on naval platforms

Quantum-Enhanced Clock Synchronisation over a Free-Space Channel

Coastline monitoring using autonomous high-altitude platforms (HAPs)

InFoDust: The intelligence and forensic potential of dust traces for counter-terrorism and national security.

Nanofluid Satellite Thrusters

Battlespace visualisation: Enabling superior decision making

Narrative visualisation of simulations for force design

Develop and test active coatings to prevent the growth of unwanted organisms on marine surfaces

Australian Research & Experimental Submarine (ARES) – design and simulation for submarines in an industry 4.0 environment

Optimal target detection for marine radars using waveform diversity

Identifying Combat and Combat-Related Stigma Through The Language of a Deployed Australian Military Population

Miniaturised Orbital Electronic Warfare Sensor Systems (MOESS) – Phase 1

AI Enabling Australia’s Future Submarine

Engineering, design and lab based testing of whole of vehicle health usage monitoring system (vHUMS) for defence vehicles

Human-machine interfaces for detecting, monitoring and managing psychological stress

Next Generation Solutions for Passive Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) and Improved Situational Awareness

Economical Technologies for the Detection and Remediation of Water Contaminated with Perflourinated Substances

Developing Autonomous Seakeeping Capability for Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV)

Realising the Benefit of Augmented Reality (AR) Devices in Military Applications