THE FUTURE IS HERE

Inside New Zealand's Secret Military Science & Technology Unit

New Zealand’s Defence Science and Technology Unit has been in operation for decades, but no one has been allowed to see the work they do inside a Naval Base – until now.

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Guests:
David Galligan, DST Director & Chief Defence Scientist
Brian, DST Programme Lead
John, DST Senior Scientist
(Brian & John’s surnames are not included for security reasons)

00:00 – Intro
00:47 – History of the DST
03:10 – Inside a Ballistics Research Lab
05:12 – Inside a satellite clean room
07:25 – David’s space expertise
09:52 – Military working with tech companies
15:23 – Advertisement
16:13 – NZ’s Defence Force technology edge
20:01 – Autonomous systems
20:38 – AI & intelligence efforts
23:19 – Search and Rescue innovation

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