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“NATO needs to continue to adapt to the world of AI, because as the tech evolves, the threat evolves”, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster told the NATO Cyber Defence Conference. To help the UK stay ahead in the “new AI arms race” the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ...


The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the appointment of IoT Tribe as its delivery partner for business acceleration services, operating from DASA’s London hub. IoT Tribe will lead a group of specialist organisations, operating under the name ‘Janus’, reflecting the dual-use nature of technologies that will advance both defence ...


Raytheon UK, part of RTX’s Raytheon business, has secured a two-year extension of its Command and Staff Training contract, continuing a decades-long partnership with the British Army. The extension reaffirms Raytheon UK’s commitment to providing cutting-edge, technology-enabled solutions to meet the evolving needs of modern military operations. “With today’s fast-changing threat ...


Small and medium-size UK enterprises (SMEs) funded through the DASA-delivered Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP), which aims to improve the competitiveness of the UK defence supply chain, are forging ahead with their innovation projects. UK SMEs such as Filtronic, Kognitive Spark, Nquiring Minds and VRAI are demonstrating the success of DTEP, which aims to foster UK collaboration ...


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