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D.Start Catalyst

D.Start Catalyst

Initiatives

Defence has partnered with Australian non-profit Common Mission Project Limited  (CMP Ltd) to support the establishment of the D.Start Catalyst program across several Australian universities.

D.Start Catalyst builds on the success of established United States and United Kingdom programs – Hacking for Defense (H4D) and Hacking for MoD – as well as a pilot program using the same methodology, known in Australia as Hacking for National Security (H4NS), at the University of New South Wales in early 2021.

InnovationAus Awards 2021

InnovationAus Awards 2021

Initiatives

InnovationAus is hosting the inaugural 2021 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence, designed to celebrate the best of Australian innovation in the nation’s unique technology landscape.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research Broad Agency Announcement

Air Force Office of Scientific Research Broad Agency Announcement

Initiatives

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is soliciting proposals for basic research through a Broad Agency Announcement outlining the U.S. Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program.

Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition 2022

Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition 2022

Initiatives

In preparation for the 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge in Australia, RoboNation and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have partnered with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Open Robotics (OR) to bring you Virtual RobotX (VRX) and the VRX Competition. 

US Department of Defense Opportunity – Advancement of Technologies for Use by Special Operations Forces

US Department of Defense Opportunity – Advancement of Technologies for Use by Special Operations Forces

Initiatives

The US Department of Defense, via its Directorate of Science and Technology and in partnership with the United States Special Operations Command, invites proposals under its Advancement of Technologies for Use by Special Operations Forces Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).

U.S. Army Research Office Opportunity – LPS Qubit Collaboratory

U.S. Army Research Office Opportunity – LPS Qubit Collaboratory

Initiatives

The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) in partnership with NSA’s Laboratory for Physical Science (LPS) is soliciting Incubator, Collaboration, and Fellowship research proposals for participation in the LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC).

Applications Open for the Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making Initiative Round 2

Applications Open for the Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making Initiative Round 2

Initiatives

The Initiative is a collaborative project between the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) expertise and capability in areas of significant importance to the Australian defence and national security community.

NASA: Technology Transfer Opportunity 3D-Printed Composites for High Temperature Uses

NASA: Technology Transfer Opportunity 3D-Printed Composites for High Temperature Uses

Initiatives

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialise, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.

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