{"id":37319,"date":"2026-02-09T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=37319"},"modified":"2026-02-09T20:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:07:01","slug":"defence-launches-new-space-roles-in-the-adf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/defence-launches-new-space-roles-in-the-adf\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence launches new space roles in the ADF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One small step into space operations means a giant leap in capability for our ADF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I can announce that Australians gravitating towards a career in the ADF can now apply for a job in Defence\u2019s new frontier of space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct-entry recruitment is now open for two new roles, Space Operations Officer and Space Operations Specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These exciting new roles will grow the ADF\u2019s capabilities in space operations, a critical domain as we respond to the most challenging strategic environment since the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks a significant step in building Australia\u2019s sovereign space workforce.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The space workforce will progressively be employed across the full spectrum of space mission sets, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Satellite communications\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Position, navigation and timing\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Space domain awareness\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missile warning\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Satellite operations\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Space control\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful applicants will undertake specialist space training at the Defence Space and Cyber School, located at a new dedicated facility, the Florence McKenzie Building at&nbsp;<em>HMAS Harman<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building\u2019s namesake, Florence McKenzie, was Australia\u2019s first female electrical engineer, and a pioneer of modern signalling and technical military training, laying foundations for many of the technologies relied upon in modern space and cyber operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She recognised the importance of cutting-edge technical training for military personnel and played a vital role in boosting the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s signalling capabilities in World War Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose-built facility named in her honour provides a range of signals- and cyber-focussed training and simulation courses for units across the ADF including the Army, Joint Operations Command and Joint Capabilities Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about a space career in the ADF, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adfcareers.gov.au\/\">www.adfcareers.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One small step into space operations means a giant leap in capability for our ADF. Today I can announce that Australians gravitating towards a career in the ADF can now apply for a job in Defence\u2019s new frontier of space. Direct-entry recruitment is now open for two new roles, Space Operations Officer and Space Operations &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/defence-launches-new-space-roles-in-the-adf\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Defence launches new space roles in the ADF&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37320,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37319\/revisions\/37320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}