Our Activities

The 2020 Defence Strategic Update released by Government in July 2020 signalled the Government’s intentions to build Defence’s air and space capabilities. Defence needs a technologically-advanced air combat capability that is fully integrated with supporting intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and supporting systems. The updates also...Read more

The Australian Army needs to not just be ready now but also future ready. DMTC is a valued partner in enhancing Defence capabilities through technology enhancements, underpinning supply chain improvements and broader industrial capability outcomes. In all of these activities the Defence customer and the...Read more

The Naval Shipbuilding Plan released by Government in 2017 set an ambitious agenda of establishing a continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment program for Australia. With the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels and Guardian Class Patrol Boat build programs now in full swing and design efforts...Read more

Medical Countermeasures (or MCM) is one of DMTC’s newest programs and builds on extensive research and preparatory work undertaken by government, industry and research agencies. Utilising funding from CSIRO and from DST Group through its Next Generation Technologies Fund, DMTC’s leadership of the program involves...Read more

The NHSRA is a detailed examination of Australia’s capability and capacity for research, development, manufacturing, supply chain resilience and distribution of priority products and solutions that contribute to national health security. Multiple government agency stakeholders were consulted in the development of this assessment, including stakeholders...Read more

DMTC is harnessing expertise and deploying resources to play its role in contributing to the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia’s response is of vital importance not only for our own citizens but also in likely humanitarian aid assistance to countries in our region....Read more

DMTC’s leadership of industry capability development and technology transfer activities closely aligns with Defence’s focus on increasing opportunities for Australian industry to contribute to sovereign defence capability outcomes. The Industry Capability Development (ICD) Program is one of the best examples of the way in which...Read more

A strong focus of DMTC’s work for our Defence customer over the decade has been to enhance platform-independent technologies and underpinning supply chains. DMTC’s Enabling Technologies Program uses a range of evolving technologies from leading Australian research to derive industrial outcomes, seeking to deliver both...Read more

DMTC and its partners are working to build Australian industry capability to capitalise on new technology horizons across air and space domains. The span of this effort covers new technology developments as well as advances in the use of existing additive manufacturing technologies and techniques....Read more