Outstanding Research Infrastructure | Strategic Pillar | Defence S&T Strategy 2030

More, together, the Defence Science and Technology Strategy, introduces the Science, Technology and Research concept, also known as the STaR Shot concept. The STaR Shots focus the national S&T enterprise on Defence objectives to deliver leap-ahead capabilities, while the strategic pillars enable the STaR Shots and support the broader Defence S&T program.

The Outstanding Research Infrastructure Powering Innovation pillar will ensure that the necessary research infrastructure is available to support the delivery of S&T outcomes.

Flexible, safe and secure research infrastructure will be used to streamline collaboration with our S&T partners, both domestically and internationally. Defence will work with partners across the defence S&T enterprise to ensure access to the physical, digital and information research infrastructure required to maintain and deliver current and future capabilities.

We will explore opportunities to partner with and share capital intensive, high-quality research infrastructure to support the distinctive needs of the defence S&T enterprise. We will do this by:

- Ensuring we are embedded, as leaders, in innovation precincts across Australia to foster closer relationships with industry and academia.
- Providing access to highly capable and secure research infrastructure to support the needs of the defence S&T enterprise.
- Improving national self-reliance on critical sovereign S&T capabilities
- Fostering stronger and more focussed alliances with universities and industry

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