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DoD Aims To Expand Work With Australia On RDER Tech Experimentation Plan, Shyu Says

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DoD Aims To Expand Work With Australia On RDER Tech Experimentation Plan, Shyu Says
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (from right) asks a question to Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings during a briefing held at Division Newport on June 21, 2022. Photo by Richard Allen, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

The Pentagon is planning to work more with Australia on its new rapid technology experimentation campaign, the department’s chief technology officer said Wednesday, with an aim to conduct prototype assessments in the country in 2024 and 2025. Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, told reporters the effort to expand collaboration on the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) program follows Australia’s involvement in a Technology Readiness Experiment (T-REX) last year. “Right after that [event], our key leads…

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