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Huge S&T investment sees Dstl launch recruitment drive

Homeland August 10, 2021

Official DPRTE event partner, the Defence and Security Technology Laboratory (Dstl), is launching its biggest recruitment drive in recent years, with over 300 roles for physicists, scientists, engineers, technologists and leaders. The recruitment drive comes as the government pushes its priority on science and technology (S&T) for defence and security. The Ministry ...

Dstl’s Influence Wargaming Conference tests decision-making skills

Homeland August 9, 2021

Attendees of Dstl’s inaugural Influence Wargaming Conference tested their influencing and decision-making skills against a series of real-life international scenarios. The event provided an opportunity for civil servants and military officers to experience wargames based on influencing behaviours using physical and non-physical force, share specialist knowledge and identify potential user requirements ...

GA-EMS launches new full spectrum imaging system

Homeland August 9, 2021

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced  the launch of its next generation Full Spectrum Imaging System (FSIS) at the International Association of Identification (IAI) conference. The FSIS II incorporates a powerful new colour camera and patented software to provide customers 10 times greater scan and processing speeds to capture high-resolution ...

£1.5 million invested for CBR robotics and AI research

Homeland August 3, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is exploring the potential for cutting-edge autonomous robotic solutions to detect life threatening chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) hazards. The current wide area capability is based on specially adapted armoured Fuchs vehicles. For a number of years Dstl – the science ...