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DMTC, Thales awarded Innovation Hub contract

Minister for Defence Industry, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, used her keynote address at the DMTC 2019 Annual Conference to announce a new Innovation Hub project.

The contract is valued at $272,000.

In partnership with Thales Australia Ltd and research partners, DMTC will  deliver technical advancements to the Soldier Lethality System, specifically small-arms systems.

The next-generation solution proposes to deliver significant capability improvements for soldiers in dismounted close combat.

The Minister’s release is available here.

Advances in laser additive deposition

Defence and DMTC industry partner RUAG Australia have successfully completed a program to develop and demonstrate laser additive deposition (LAD) as a technology for repairing damaged high strength steel aircraft components.

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Our 2018 Annual Report is now online!

Our 2018 Annual Report is now online. Along wth a foreword from Ministers Pyne and Ciobo, this year’s report seeks to recap on the activities that were conducted across 2017-18 while also highlighting just a few of the exemplar projects across a decade of achievements.

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Innovative SME joins DMTC composites project

Tasmanian SME Penguin Composites Pty Ltd is joining an existing DMTC project to explore the potential use of hybrid composite materials in defence manufacturing.

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, made the announcement on 20 July. (more…)