The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the appointment of Anita Friend as its new Head. Anita Friend comes from the Home Office where she was responsible for increasing our resilience to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive attacks. Accepting the role she said: “I am really excited to be taking ...
The Defence Secretary has announced that the lowest-paid members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise of 6%. The Defence Secretary announced the above-inflation pay rise which will affect all the lowest-paid sailors, soldiers, and airmen and women. The 6% increase has been put in place to ensure armed ...
The National Cyber Security Centre has released a cyber defence report exploring how the UK is protecting its computer systems. The report examines how the UK cyber defence policy is protecting the country against attacks and new strategies that could improve security. The report, ‘Active Cyber Defence – The Second Year’ ...
DASA has begun phase 2 of a competition offering funding for ideas and prototypes that can destroy, access, and disable explosives. DASA is seeking projects that are developing products that can disable explosives such as chemical and biological munitions, containers of dangerous agents, and IEDs containing biological and chemical weapons. The ...
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