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UK to host world-leading Nato Defence Innovation Headquarters

Homeland April 8, 2022

The UK, in partnership with Estonia, is to host the European HQ of a programme for NATO allies to accelerate, test, evaluate and validate new technologies that address critical defence challenges and contribute to Alliance deterrence. Announced  by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North ...

Attacking end-to-end encryption now would do more harm than good, warn IT professionals

Homeland April 1, 2022

IT experts have warned against limiting end-to-end encryption, as it would not make the world safer and is currently likely to cause more harm than good. In a survey carried out by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 78% of industry professionals said they did not believe restricting the use of ...

DPRTE partner DASA seeks innovations in remote site monitoring technology

Homeland March 28, 2022

Official DPRTE 2022 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a themed competition called Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Sites. DASA is running the competition on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and will aim to find innovative technologies that help the collection of data remotely on assets, ...

DPRTE partner Dstl develops pioneering bio-batteries

Homeland March 18, 2022

Official DPRTE event partner, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) scientists are working on bio-batteries powered by deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which could ‘change the world and change the way we do things’. The pioneering work is a collaborative project with Touchlight Genetics, the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) from the US Department ...