About
In partnership with over 250 industry partners, Adelaide University (AU) and UNSW, the Defence Trailblazer is strengthening Australia’s defence sovereign capabilities through the commercialisation of research and the development of specialised skills and knowledge to meet the workforce needs of Defence.
Defence Trailblazer is part of the Australian Government’s Department of Education Trailblazer Universities Program.
Our Mission
Trailblaze
an entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem maximising the value of IP and research translation.
Skill
the workforce of today and shape the workforce of tomorrow.
Accelerate
the delivery of sovereign capabilities for the nation’s security and prosperity... at-speed and at-scale.
Our Objectives
- Accelerate the commercialisation of research at speed and scale to support the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- Develop education training pathways to address skills gaps and defence sector’s workforce needs now and in the future
- Fast-track entrepreneurs and innovators’ ideas to commercialisation
- Enhance collaboration between industry, government and academia.
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For Industry Partners
Co-design & Create
Defence Trailblazer delivered a suite of industry-led initiatives that strengthened workforce capability, accelerated the translation of ideas into commercial outcomes, and fostered collaboration between industry and academia.
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For Students & Researchers
Workforce Pathways
Defence Trailblazer invested in workforce development and talent attraction, helping build the skills, knowledge and industry partnerships needed to strengthen Australia's future defence capability.
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For Innovators & Entrepreneurs
Refine innovation & ideas
Our uniquely developed and supported programs nurtured an innovation ecosystem that enabled entrepreneurs, researchers and students to accelerate the commercialisation of their ideas and develop innovations into translatable capability for the Australian Defence Force.
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