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Aerospace Division’sScience & Technology Strategy

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Dr Dong Yang Wu

Chief Aerospace Division/Aerospace Domain Manager

Defence Science and Technology Group

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Greg Moriarty

Secretary of Defence

Senator The Hon

Linda Reynolds CSC

Minister for Defence

Industry

Professor Tanya

Monro

Chief Defence

Scientist

Who’s who

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DST Structure

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The role of DST

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Operations- Deployment- Forensic Investigations

Acquisition Sustainment Future Proofing

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o Established at Fishermans Bend 1939

o Techniques for Full Scale Fatigue Testing

o Fatigue, Crack Growth, Fractography

o Black Box Flight Recorder

o Bonded Composite Repair

o Air Accident Investigation

o Propulsion Research

o Hypersonic Research

Aerospace Division: A Proud History…

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ASI: Core Capabilities Cross MSTCsAircraft

Structural

Integrity

Aircraft Structures

Aeroelasticity &

Dynamics

Aero Loads

Exp Stress Analysis & Sensors

ASE

APS

Probabilistic Methods

AMTForensic Investigations

MD

Material Data

Analytical crack growth modelling

Composite Behaviour & Repair

Structural Analyses

Non-Destructive Inspection Research

Paints & Sealants

Environmental Protection

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Aerospace Division ASI Test Facilities Part of Defence’s current Capability in in

Test, Evaluation and Certification

Facilities:

– 3 Laboratories, NATA accredited:

– 25 servo hydraulic test machines (3kN to 2MN), climatic test capabilities

– 1100 sqm of test floor in 2 x buildings

Key Relationships

– Government, foreign militaries, and academic research orgs.

Experience

– Full scale testing since late ‘40s

Science Excellence

– Recognised world-class capabilities in Quantitative Fractography, Short-crack testing and modelling, innovative full scale testing

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Nomad

A Selection of Notable Programs

Vampire

Mosquito

Mustang

CT4

PC9

Mirage

F/A-18

F111

Hawk

F/A-18

P3C1944

1945

1945-60

1984

1973

1976

19961998

2000

2018

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Coupons to aircraft fatigue tracking

AD has generated numerous experimental crack growth curves to support ADF ASI (via Quantitative Fractography)

• Arguably world’s largest database, e.g.

Outcomes:• Data used to validate crack growth tools and individual aircraft

tracking (IAT) algorithms• Marker bands inserted into JSF, P8 etc• Upgraded IAT e.g.

• Hornet Mission Severity Monitoring Program V3 (MSMP3)• Novel algorithm• Addressed anomalies in MSMP2• 5% average DECREASE in estimated fatigue accrual

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SUU-62: Directly enabled Classic Hornet Middle East Ops

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UK/AU collab on wing fatigue test

Marshall UK test, DST as tech lead

Test completed in 2015, followed by teardown &

detailed analyses

RAAF accepts certification basis provided by DST + likely maintenance relief & life extension,~ $250M

savings

AD: Recent successes cont.

C-130J-30 Wing Fatigue Test: Same data, different result. $250M saved and increased many years of aircraft availability.

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AD: Recent successes cont.

F/A-18 A/B Centre Barrel Testing – FINAL• Extend RAAF life limits• Forgo 49 CBRs• $443M savings

P-3C Structural Life Assessment Program (SLAP) • Extend AP-3C fleet life.• $432M saved

F/A-18 A/B International Follow On Structural Test Project• Extend RAAF/CF lives• Von Karman Award• $700M saving

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KC30B Multi-Role Tanker Transport

F/A-18G Growler

C-17 Globemaster

Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightning II

Wedgetail AEW&C MRH-90ARH Tiger

C-27J

P- 8

Triton

Changing Face of Australian Aerospace Power

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Aerospace Division – Our Vision and Capabilities

• Aerospace Systems Effectiveness

• Aircraft Performance & Survivability

• Aircraft Health & Sustainment

• Airframe Materials Technology

• Aircraft Structures

• Air Combat Capability

Vision : Transforming Australia’s air power through world-leading science and innovation

Mission: Leverage world-leading science, technology and partnerships to deliver game-changing air fighting capabilities for Australia now and in the future.

Significant DASA-A/HSI focus

DASA-ESI support

Seeking innovation in science as well as innovation in doing science

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Individual Staff

AD Strategy

DST Strategy

ADF Needs

• S&T Excellence• Innovation• Partnership• Defence Impact

• Clarity on Purpose• Make a difference• Career

Development

• Value Delivery• Innovation• Collaboration

• Faster Delivery • Game-Changing

Capabilities

MSTC1 MSTC2 MSTC3 MSTC4 MSTC5

Theme1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4 Theme 5 Three AD Focused Themes

MSTC1 MSTC2 MSTC3 MSTC4 MSTC5

1 + 1 > 3

Innovation in Doing Science - 1

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Definition of Support, Shape and Transform

Support (30%) Shape (30%) Transform (30%)

Client Initiated and funded

Roadmaps

Doing the Right Things

Doing Things Right

- Are we doing things that only we can do and should do?

- Are our resources being used to deliver the maximum defence impacts and values?

- Are we delivering maximum values in terms of relevance, quantity and timeliness

AD Prioritization

- Projects that are on a critical path of the roadmap

- Independent of funding sources

AD Roadmaps

Maximum Defence Outcomes/Impacts

Busy vs. ProductiveInputs vs. Impact

Aligned vs. Part of it

Prioritization

AD Initiated

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Road mapping

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Research Project

Game-changing Defence Capabilities

Research Project

Traditional New

Research Portfolio

Research Outcome

Research Portfolio

Innovation in Doing Science - 2

Translation

What we can & what we want

What we need to do

Translation

Lost in translations

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Innovation in Doing Science 3 - SMTC Strategy

Materials performance

Structural technology test beds

Industry led with own –

source opportunities

Strategic research

Structural research partnership between DST and academia

Service

Providers

(Ad hoc)

IES – Qinetiq

(Services)

Industry

Partners

(Project Based)

Structural test & evaluation partnership between DST and industry

DST• Leads and integrates • Retains critical science skills• Delivers impact to Defence• Leverage

national/international capabilities

Defence• Assured Delivery of High Priority S&T• Agility and independence of action• Robust & enduring sovereign capability

Academia• Delivers a STEM pipeline• Expands graduate

pathways• Increases applied research

Conventional structural

testing

Multi-domain

Industry Expands skill base Growing delivery to

Defence Contributes to facility

sustainment Assured skills availability

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20 Achieve game-changing improvements in the way air platforms are sustained

Future ASI for iSustainment

PRESENT STATE• Rules based• Labour-intensive inspections

and analyses• Infrastructure-intensive:

expensive, large, long-running tests for certification and V&V.

• Reactive: based on post-mortem of accidents, incidents & shortfalls

FUTURE STATE• Risk based: probabilistic approaches • Computation intensive, real time material &

structural assessment.• Rapid & flexible design, simulation and

verification approaches• Composite lifing• Certified AM• Non-contact, wide area inspection

AUTOMATION AND ADVANCED SENSING

BIG DATA, AI, HIGH SPEED

COMPUTING, SIMULATION

PROGNOSTICS, 3D PRINTING

Virtual Air System

High Speed Testing

Future sensing & inspections

Future Vertical Lift

Goal: Create a game-changing impact on force delivery & sustainment

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Innovative Sustainment “Transform” Component

Composite Lifing

Certification/Lifing of Additive Manufactured Components

Data analytics/AI for condition-based maintenance

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Stakeholder/partner engagements &roadmap developments

Activity

Vision

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Summary AD is developing and implementing a new strategy combined with

capability developments and cultural changes to best support defence today and tomorrow

DASA is a major customer for Aerospace Division– DST & DASA partnership is a long standing one based on Defence

outcomes, mutual understanding, trust and reliance

– Need to maintain strengths interaction, relevance, expertise and expand transformative S&T

Engagements– involve DST in your annual planning

– Get involved in roadmap stakeholder engagement

– Get your Statement of Requirements to DST

– Make room for long-term research

– Prioritise the program

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