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$900K in funding awarded for defence research in SA

Six projects have received a total of nearly $900,000 in funding for the seventh round of the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF). Supporting genuine collaboration across government, the university sector and industry, the CRF is a catalyst for defence-relevant research, development and innovation. Defence SA’s Acting Chief Executive Reg Carruthers said the calibre of applications is continuing to increase each round. “The applications received were of an incredibly high quality, and from across a variety of themes, which is demonstrative of the depth of research and industry expertise in South [...]

2024-01-29T10:50:34+10:30January 29th, 2024|Media Releases|

Undersea surveillance research project receives funding boost

A new $1.6 million State Government funded project will help to boost the Royal Australian Navy’s undersea surveillance capability. The project - Enhancing the RAN's Undersea Surveillance Minimum Viable Capability - aims to improve operational performance by increasing the accuracy and range of automatic detection, tracking, and localisation of undersea threats. Undersea surveillance operates in challenging ocean environments and with an increasing number of advanced undersea vessels in operation, it’s imperative our Navy has the best possible systems in place. Defence software firm Acacia Systems have been selected to lead the project [...]

2024-01-08T09:56:11+10:30January 8th, 2024|Media Releases|

Defence research funding applications now open

Applications are now being sought to receive funding from Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF). Successful applicants will receive grants of up to $150,000 to support genuine collaboration across government, universities and industry for early-stage defence-relevant research, development and innovation. The CRF was established in 2018 to support research partnerships between industry, academia and Defence, across a wide range of disciplines. Now in its seventh round of funding, the CRF has provided almost $4 million in funding to 29 South Australian-based projects. Deputy Premier of South Australia and Minister for Defence and Space Industries Susan Close said [...]

2023-07-25T12:38:36+09:30July 25th, 2023|Media Releases|

New research fund set to activate local defence innovation

Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Defence and Space Industries A new $4.6 million defence research and development funding scheme launches today, designed to speed up the translation of innovative defence technology into real world capability for the Australian Defence Force. Administered by South Australia’s Defence Innovation Partnership, the Activator Fund will build on the state’s research and development strengths and the high priority innovation challenges identified by Defence. The fund will support a more rapid transition of technology developments into operational Defence capabilities, which the Defence Strategic Review identified as a priority. The first Activator [...]

2023-06-08T09:28:12+09:30June 8th, 2023|Media Releases|

$600K funding for innovative defence projects

A research project that will utilise satellite technology to aid in disaster response is one of four initiatives to receive funding in the latest round of grants from the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF). The research activity will introduce a new technique for satellite-based connectivity for emergency services and Defence personnel in hazardous environments when ground-based communications network infrastructure is unavailable. Small, low power beacons will improve the collection of live data from incidents and allow for timely distribution of information across response teams. Adelaide space start-up Safety from Space will lead the project with partners Flinders [...]

2022-11-04T10:33:32+10:30November 3rd, 2022|Media Releases|

New round of defence research funding to open

Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Defence and Space Industries The latest round of defence research funding from the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) is now open. Under the program, up to $150,000 is available for successful applicants to support genuine collaboration across government, universities and industry for defence-relevant research, development and innovation. An important gateway to successful partnerships between industry, academia and Defence, the CRF and the Defence Innovation Partnership is building a community of innovators across a wide range of disciplines. The fund ensures that the highest priority defence research is being undertaken to meet [...]

2022-07-15T12:21:20+09:30July 15th, 2022|Media Releases|

Defence research projects receive funding injection

A new virtual reality tool that manipulates digital human mannequins to address the unique ergonomic challenges posed by military vessels is one of five cutting-edge ventures to receive funding as part of the latest round of grants from the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF). The University of South Australia, with partners The University of Adelaide and Kadego-Cadgile, will develop the VR tool, which will enable the easy and effective assessment of designs for complex, high risk environments, including submarines. Announcing this year’s recipients, Premier Steven Marshall said the CRF was proving to be an important gateway to successful [...]

2022-04-01T11:50:00+10:30January 21st, 2022|Media Releases|

Budget to cement SA as the Defence and Space State

Hon Steven Marshall MP Premier In a move that shows support for growing South Australia’s cutting-edge defence and space innovation, as well as creating more local defence jobs, the Marshall Liberal Government will invest $7.9 million in this year’s budget for the state’s Defence Innovation Partnership. The funding, further supplemented by the Federal Government’s Defence, Science and Technology Group and the three South Australian Universities to total nearly $10 million, will mean scaling-up support for collaborative defence-related research and development (R&D) projects to derive world-class solutions for complex defence challenges. The investment will build on defence innovation success stories to come out of the state like freeform [...]

2021-06-16T14:49:04+09:30June 16th, 2021|Media Releases|

Funding to boost real-world impact of defence research innovation in South Australia

In its largest ever funding round, South Australia’s Defence Innovation Partnership has awarded over $1 million to fund cutting-edge collaborative defence research ventures. From quantum-enhanced clock synchronisation, to the development of freeform optics for small satellites, to advanced 3D battlespace visualisation, the funding will drive innovation in Australian Defence research and development (R&D). Funding of seven new projects will be enabled by the fourth round of the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund. Premier Steven Marshall MP said the research potential generated by the successful partnerships represents a critical component of the cutting-edge defence projects coming out of South Australia. [...]

2022-07-12T15:56:44+09:30November 19th, 2020|Media Releases|

Funding to drive defence research collaboration in South Australia

South Australia’s Defence Innovation Partnership has awarded $600,000 in new funding to South Australian universities, local industry and interstate universities to undertake collaborative defence research ventures. The funding, delivered through round three of the Collaborative Research Fund, supports four projects that will improve the capability and effectiveness of the Australian Defence Force across key priority areas. In the past two years, the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund has awarded a total of nearly $1.9 million to 13 collaborative projects, leveraging over $4 million of university, Defence and industry contributions. Defence SA Chief Executive Richard Price said the successful research [...]

2020-06-30T17:53:58+09:30December 20th, 2019|Media Releases|
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