Australian Defence Force stories

SmartSat unveils CHORUS prototype aiding communications
Wed, 10th May 2023
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satellites
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australian defence force
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optical networking
The prototype has been developed in Australia by the Defence Science and Technology Group and industry and academic partners, following three years of research.

The solution to the cyber security shortage is in our own backyard
Tue, 29th Nov 2022
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cybersecurity
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australian government
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skills shortage
Australia's IT sector is facing a chronic skills shortage, but a new program is helping veterans transition into cybersecurity careers to fill the gap.

Cloudera and ADF partner for e-health management system
Fri, 12th Aug 2022
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has selected Cloudera as a strategic data partner to help transform its e-health management system.

OutSystems platform chosen as part of ADF contract
Thu, 30th Jun 2022
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app development
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low-code
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civil defence
OutSystems' low-code development platform has been chosen for the AUD$299m JP2060 Phase 4 contract awarded to Leidos Australia by the Australian Defence Force.

Aus Govt outlines cyber defence requirements for road ahead
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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cybersecurity
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australian government
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australian defence force
Austrade has named 50 Australian cybersecurity companies well placed to meet the needs of the country’s cyber defence projects.

Australian Department of Defence selects Microsoft Azure for new ERP platform
Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
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cloud services
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microsoft
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public cloud
The Australian Department of Defence has chosen Azure to host SAP/4HANA for its new ERP platform, connecting its Protected Network to Azure AU Central.

Raytheon to provide 'electronic warfare' tech for Australian Defence Force
Tue, 29th May 2018
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australian defence force
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cyber warfare
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raytheon
The Australian Defence Science and Technology (DST) will collaborate with Raytheon to develop 'advanced electronic warfare technologies' for the Australian Defence Force.

Australia joins NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Thu, 26th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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australian government
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australian defence force
Australia opens its first pop-up embassy in Tallinn, Estonia to support its aim of becoming a member of NATO's cyber defence hub.

Aussie soldiers get new broadband network in NBN - Defence Force partnership
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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network management
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sdn
The partnership will see almost 400 Air Force, Navy and Army sites nationwide gain access to NCN’s broadband network.