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DASA launches fund to find ideas to tackle homemade bombs

Land March 12, 2020

DASA has released a call for new ideas to tackle the threat of homemade bombs. The new competition from DASA, Invisible Shield, is looking for new ways to improve defence capability against homemade bombs made from household items. Invisible Shield: Countering IEDs by novel technology and techniques seeks innovative proposals to ...

Gaming technology trialled in training UK Armed Forces

Land March 11, 2020

Trials are set to begin for a new virtual reality training platform for the UK Armed Forces, built on the same gaming engine as Fortnite. The new platform will use the latest advances in gaming innovation to improve training for personnel – making it more realistic, intuitive and immersive, while lowering ...

MOD to lead review into the UK’s defence and security industrial strategy

Land March 6, 2020

The government have announced a review that will identify how it can take a more strategic approach to ensure competitive, innovative and world-class defence and security industries. It will also suggest how defence in particular might better drive investment and prosperity across the UK. The Ministry of Defence will lead a cross-government ...

MCL wins unmanned ground vehicle contract for MOD project

Land March 6, 2020

Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) has been awarded a £1.5m contract to supply four Mission Adaptable Platform System (MAPS) Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD)’s Remote Patrol Vehicle (RPV) Experimentation Programme. The UGVs have been developed by Australian defence technology company Praesidium Global Pty Ltd, which has agreed ...