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The Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund has revealed the four recipients of the latest round of funding.
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Susan Close, Deputy Premier and Minister for Defence and Space Industries for South Australia, unveiled the four recipients of the recent Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) round, supporting the development of next-generation technologies to support Defence.
The Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP) is a collaboration between Defence SA, the Department of Defence’s Next Generation Technologies fund, as well as three South Australian universities, including the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the University of South Australia.
This round of funding has supported an array of organisations developing space technologies, semiconductors, environmental monitoring as well as test and evaluation models.
According to a communiqué from the South Australian government, funds and recipients include:
- $150,000 for dual-use satellite messaging beacon system for Defence and emergency services, led by Safety from Space and supported by Flinders University, University of South Australia, SmartSat CRC, and Defence Science and Technology Group;
- $150,000 for sensing semiconductor devices with terahertz waves, overseen by the University of Adelaide and supported by Flinders University, Keysight Technologies Australia, and Defence Science and Technology Group;
- $148,658 for rapid environmental monitoring using autonomous systems, managed by the University of Adelaide and supported by Flinders University, Acacia Systems, and Defence Science and Technology Group; and
- $149,404 for the validation of a test and evaluation model for planning and architecture optimisation, overseen by the University of South Australia and supported by the University of Adelaide, Nova Systems, and Defence Science and Technology Group.
“Over the last five years, the CRF has unlocked more than $12 million of collaborative defence and space R&D activity across 29 projects in South Australia,” Deputy Premier Close said.
“Bringing together researchers, industry and Defence to collaborate on projects that provide real life technological solutions not only for Defence, but also across broader industries including space, is a key deliverable of the research fund.”
Defence SA chief executive Richard Price explained that the DIP will support both successful and unsuccessful candidates.
“South Australia has a long history of success in collaborative defence research and development, and the quality of applications received for round six of the CRF are testament to this, with highly capable teams including senior and experienced researchers and industry partners represented,” he explained.
“There was also a strong representation from the Defence Science and Technology Group which demonstrates the strong alignment of this research with Defence priorities.
“As well as supporting successful applicants, the Defence Innovation Partnership will engage with unsuccessful applicants to assist them in progressing their projects, potentially through collaborators or alternative avenues for funding.”
