Welcome to DSTO. The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is part of Australia's Department of Defence. DSTO is the Australian Government’s lead agency charged with applying science and technology to protect and defend Australia and its national interests.

Defence nutrition project to create new jobs in Scottsdale

Scottsdale sod turning

Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon, Regional Development Minister Simon Crean and Member for Bass Geoff Lyons today joined the Premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings to green light an $18.7 million project to redevelop the nutrition research facility at DSTO Scottsdale.

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Capability and Technology Demonstrator Program

CTD Program

The Department of Defence is seeking innovative industry proposals for participation in the Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program.

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Land Warfare Conference 2012: Call for papers

Land Warfare Conference

The theme for this year's Land Warfare Conference is 'Potent Land Force for a Joint Maritime Strategy'.

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Testing the effectiveness of camouflage

Private Taylor Gleeson has a Canadian uniform checked by Dr Bin Lee from the DSTO during the NATO camouflage effectiveness field trial at the Jungle Training Centre in Tully, Australia

Camouflage patterns for military uniforms have been developed to trick the human eye so that soldiers are indistinguishable from the background,...

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