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Drone technology needed to re-supply troops on the front line

Land April 19, 2017

Defence Minister, Harriett Baldwin, has asked for industry and academics to come up with designs for autonomous systems to resupply front line troops. As part of the MOD’s Innovation Initiative, £3M has been invested through the Defence and Security Accelerator in the next stage of the Innovation Autonomy Challenge. The Challenge, which is being ...

MOD contract extension for Saab

Land April 17, 2017

The MOD has signed a three-year extension contract with defence and security company, Saab, to provide support and services to the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator (DFWES) capability. The DFWES simulator provides superior realistic and challenging training, with both dismounted and mounted troops able simulate the effects of direct and indirect ...

Lockheed Martin licenses Exoskeleton

Land April 14, 2017

Lockheed Martin has licensed the bionic augmentation technology Dermoskeleton™ from B-Temia Inc, in order to progress its research and product development for industrial and military exoskeletons. The licence will allow Lockheed Martin to pursue the technology for military, industrial, commercial and first-responder applications. The Dermoskeleton will give increased mobility and load-carrying capacity ...

Adaptive imaging contracts awarded by Dstl

Land April 13, 2017

Dstl has contracted a team of imaging specialists to assist in the development of its video enhancement research capability. Led by Plextek Service Ltd and supported by RFEL Limited and 4Sight Imaging, the team will look at tackling the problem of performing rapid evaluations of real-time image processing functions, while simultaneously ...