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5 unusual facts about Defence Science and Technology Organisation


Defence Science and Technology Organisation

1997 - ESRL complex rationalised and new "Knowledge Systems Building" in Edinburgh, South Australia, (the newly renamed part of Salisbury containing DSTO), officially opened.

1947 - Long Range Weapons Establishment (LRWE) formed in Salisbury, South Australia to support the guided weapons facility at Woomera.

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The technology underlying the products is drawn from Starlight Technology, developed by the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO).

Joint Direct Attack Munition

In 2006, the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation in conjunction with Boeing Australia successfully tested extended range JDAM variants at Woomera Test Range.

Salisbury railway station, Adelaide

A more limited peak hour service to Penfield continued after the war, serving staff at the government Weapons Research Establishment later to become the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO).


Bruce R. Davis

In 1992, he was a Visiting Scholar with the Communications Division of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Salisbury, South Australia, and was involved with high frequency data communication systems.

Fishermans Bend, Victoria

Fishermans Bend is a primarily industrial centre at the foot of the West Gate Bridge and contains major establishments for the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Holden Australia, Hawker de Havilland, the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures, Kraft Foods, Toyota Australia, and port security.

The neighbourhood of Fishermans Bend also has a significant place in Australian aviation history, being the home of several prominent historical Australian aircraft design and manufacturing companies, including the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, General Motors Holden, Smorgon Steel, Government Aircraft Factories, the Aeronautical Research Laboratory and regional facilities for Boeing.

Penfield railway line

The line then went north west and then turned north through Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) in Edinburgh.

Trish White

Prior to her election into politics, White gained degrees in Engineering and Arts, from the University of Queensland and the University of South Australia, after which she worked as an engineering project manager in the transport and communications industries, and with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation.


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