Minister Combet said the projects fall under the Capability and Technology Development Program and supports Australian industry to demonstrate new technologies that contribute to Defence capability.
Rod Hilton, press secretary to the Minister told CRN the program helps find companies with ideas or technologies that would benefit Defence.
"If these companies can demonstrate their technology or idea to us and it benefits Australian Defence then we will put up the capital to take it further," he said.
"Any local IT companies can visit the Defence website for more information."
Hilton said the program will help the local IT industry through innovation and funding.
One of the proposed technologies was a wrist-mounted computer that monitors a diver's vital signs from the surface to enhance safety during operations, by Sydney-based, Blue Glue.
Other successful proposals included a; software to streamline information flow between old and new command and control systems (Saab Systems); technology to improve Defence's geospatial information storage capability (SMS Defence Solutions); enhanced surveillance technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (BAE Systems).
Also a high-power, low frequency underwater acoustic system for minesweeping (Thales Australia); a secure hard drive for protection and movement of classified data (Secure Systems); and a system to detect potential threats from moving and static ground vehicles (Sentient Vision Systems), all accepted by Defence.
The projects have been allocated funding of $13 million, said Hilton.
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