In collaboration with defence industry, academic and government partners, Defence Trailblazer aims to strengthen Australia’s defence capabilities with cutting edge technologies and solutions, while equipping the next generation of innovators with specialised knowledge and skills to meet the needs of defence.
Focusing on removing barriers for university-industry collaborations, the Defence Trailblazer will drive stronger commercialisation activities paving the way for long-term impact.
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The Combat Systems Engineering Micro-credentials program will continue through Adelaide University and UNSW in 2027. Find out more and apply.
As Defence Trailblazer concludes in December 2026, Adelaide University and UNSW are exploring how the Australian Defence Industry Incubator (AUSDII) concept could be taken forward. AUSDII builds on the success of Defence Trailblazer’s DINAMIC program. Its aim is to support emerging defence and dual-use technologies on the path from innovation to capability, by connecting innovators with mentoring, industry networks, commercialisation expertise and defence opportunities.
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Defence Trailblazer’s programs and partners have been recognised in the 2026 Defence Teaming Centre Defence Industry Awards. Two finalists nominated in the Collaboration category include the DINAMIC Program (Adelaide University and UNSW), and a Defence Trailblazer R&D collaboration led by industry partner Praetorian Aeronautics.
This paper distils the learnings from the evolution of DINAMIC to identify the essential ingredients needed to nurture innovation and build an effective pipeline of defence-ready innovation that can support and protect our ADF personnel. Such a pipeline will enhance the quality of products, services and technologies that are presented to the ADF, its innovation agencies and the Australian defence industry.
HEO has successfully completed a second Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) campaign around a noncooperative CZ-2C rocket body, demonstrating that an Earth observation satellite already in orbit can be repurposed for sustained close-range inspection.
