DSTO conducts research aimed at providing the Australian Defence Force with a capability edge.

Naval ship survivability

HMAS Parramatta participating in anti-submarine warfare exercises

DSTO provides the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with advice on ship survivability and how to increase it.

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Structural Fatigue Testing

Fatigue test of PC-9 aircraft

DSTO is a world leader in full scale fatigue testing, conducting fatigue tests on many military and civilian air structures and engine components.

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Physical employment standards

DSTO is developing a set of phyisical employment standards to assist Defence assess the ability of an individual to perform a given roles physical employment standards

DSTO, together with the University of Wollongong, is developing a set of performance standards to assist Defence in accurately assessing the ability of...

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