The first Publications for Industry and Impact Masterclass, held in Canberra on 1 April 2025, was a resounding success. This two-hour session was specifically designed for academic and professional staff eager to learn more about publishing options for their industry-partnered research projects.
Defence Trailblazer, the University of Adelaide DualTech-USPL Group and HB11 Energy have signed an $8.2million collaborative Research Project Agreement to advance the development and commercialisation of hydrogen-boron fusion technology.
Are you ready to take your defence innovation to the next level? Defence Trailblazer is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our Entrepreneurial Foundations for Defence Program!
This program is designed to support researchers, innovators, and emerging companies in advancing their products, services, or technologies that can provide a capability benefit to our Defence sector.
Key dates:
Applications Open: Now
Applications Close: 30 April 2025
Through the Defence Trailblazer’s Accelerating Sovereign Industrial Capabilities (ASIC) funding program, a multi-party collaborative research project agreement has been signed with M&C Saatchi World Services, the University of Adelaide, UNSW and Defence Trailblazer.
This project will enable Defence to look into the future and allocate resources accordingly to deter irregular migration journeys before they happen.
On 17 March 2025, Defence Trailblazer hosted an incredible lineup of speakers, engaging panel sessions, and interactive workshops at the Canberra Innovation Network for the inaugural Defence Trailblazer Innovation Summit. The feedback from our participants was overwhelmingly positive, highlighting the value of understanding how effective and productive collaborations between industry, academia, innovation and government can drive the commercialisation of research for years to come.
DEWC Services, in collaboration with the University of Adelaide and Defence Trailblazer, is leading an advanced research initiative into Hybrid Moving Target Defence (MTD) for container-based cloud environments. This project leverages Reinforcement Learning (RL) to develop an AI-driven cyber defence framework that adapts dynamically to evolving threats.
Associate Professor Claudia Szabo leads the Defence Trailblazer’s University of Adelaide team for Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence (RASAI), one of five key areas aligned with the Defence Strategic Review.
She is passionate about applying the theoretical aspects of her research to Defence, and connecting industry with academia by growing research projects and partnerships.
Praetorian Aeronautics is partnering with the University of Adelaide on a Defence Trailblazer-funded project, HADRIAN, an advanced AI-enhanced system designed to revolutionise command and control for autonomous defence platforms.