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DMTC to develop UAS and cubesat sensor payloads

by Andrew McLaughlin
written by Andrew McLaughlin

In formation with HMA Ships Broome and Bathurst, HMAS Darwin departs Darwin Harbour for the final time. *** Local Caption *** After 33 years in service and more than a million nautical miles under way, HMAS Darwin sailed into Darwin harbour for the final time on 1 Novermber 2017. The arrival of the Adelaide-class frigate began six days of events to farewell her city namesake before HMAS Darwin sailed to Sydney to decommission. HMAS Darwin conducted a freedom of entry march and an open day for the public during her final port visit to Darwin. the Royal Australian Navy's Adelaide-class frigates will be replaced by the Aegis equipped Air Warfare Destroyers - the most advanced warship the Navy has operated.The Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) will develop new UAS and small satellite sensor payloads which will provide enhanced navigation for the RAN.

The $1.1 million project will develop miniaturised, high frequency sensor systems for deployment on cubesats and UAS, and will advance passive radar technologies for the processing of line-of-sight and reflected GPS signals in real time.

“The initial application of this technology could enable Defence to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles to accurately estimate sea-state conditions, leading to improved safety, speed and fuel consumption for Navy vessels,” Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said in a statement.

The project is the first of four to be progressed under DMTC’s High Altitude Sensor Systems program that was launched by Minister Pyne in September 2017, and involves new DMTC partners Seaskip Pty Ltd and UNSW Sydney’s Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER).

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