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Pulling Together: Australia, UK and US seek innovative electromagnetic technologies

April 11, 2024

Up to £1.92 million funding available to develop capabilities that provide a competitive advantage to electromagnetic targeting and defence. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch the Electronic Warfare Challenge, as a new Themed Competition. Following the ministerial announcement in December 2023 to launch an innovation challenge series under the AUKUS partnership, this ...

DASA competition to enhance detection of trace explosives

February 7, 2024

Do you have an innovative idea to enhance the detection of trace explosives using novel, lightweight, bioassay systems? The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called ‘Small, Lightweight, Trace Explosives Detector’. This competition is jointly funded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the US Department of Defense ...

Keeping people safe

January 30, 2024

Keeping people safe in busy spaces: £1.6 million Themed Competition launched Do you have an innovation that could give an early warning to indicate unsafe levels of toxic gases in busy spaces? The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called ‘Rapid Detection of Toxic Gases’. ...

X-ray robot could save lives on the battlefield

Land October 4, 2023

A pioneering X-ray robot designed to detect weapons and explosives is a step closer to saving lives on the battlefield. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) experts have run field trials on a Rapiscan American Science and Engineering produced prototype that uses X-Ray Backscatter (XRBS) imaging technology mounted on a L3Harris T7 remote-controlled robot. This would ...