LATEST NEWS BY DPRTE 2021

DASA windfarm mitigation for UK Air Defence Phase 2 competition open

April 26, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), is looking for innovations to permit the coexistence of future offshore windfarms alongside UK Air Defence surveillance systems. The Windfarm Mitigations for UK Air Defence Phase 2 competition is interested in ideas such as alternative technologies that could: reduce radar clutter ...

DPRTE partner Dstl leads experiment to observe satellites docking

April 23, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) headed an international group of defence space scientists capturing data during the Phantom Echoes 2 project that will help improve performance and space safety. Following almost 3 months of observation and data collection, last week saw the culmination of a space domain ...

Tech startups join forces with BAE Systems and Babcock to address UK’s manufacturing challenges

April 22, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner BAE Systems and Babcock have joined forces with cutting edge tech startups to to address UK’s prevalent manufacturing challenges Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions and SCALE+, a systems dynamic model, to provide actionable supply chain insights on where wastage occurs and improving sustainability is just another of ...

DPRTE partner QinetiQ increases training investment to over £100 million

April 21, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner QinetiQ’s latest multi-million pound investment in three new helicopters will further extend the fleet of aircraft available to Empire Test Pilot’s School (ETPS) and trials customers. The investment from QinetiQ will give talented pilots, engineers and aircrew access to the most advanced and systems-rich helicopters of ...