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DPRTE partner DASA funding aids training through data and analysis

Homeland February 13, 2023

Official DPRTE 2023 partner, Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has helped Cervus develop XCALIBR, a marksmanship analytics and feedback tool to improve individual and collective training. Marksmanship is one of the most important aspects of a soldier’s training, helping improve the ability to shoot firearms safely, accurately and consistently. But while weapons ...

DPRTE partners Dstl and DASA research underpins Royal Navy maritime autonomy

Maritime January 30, 2023

Defence research organisations have played a key role in the funding and technical partnering of maritime autonomous systems (MAS). The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) provides Ministry of Defence (MOD) with science and technology advice for current and future capabilities including generation after next research. Maritime autonomous systems (MAS) are likely ...

DASA funded virtual reality training technology is licenced by the Australian Army

Homeland January 12, 2023

SimCentric’s virtual reality training technology, SAF-TAC, is helping armed forces personnel improve key skills in a realistic and immersive environment. Team-based training is essential for military personnel to improve individual and collective proficiencies, but it is difficult to deliver in an effective and cost-efficient way. Because of this, virtual training has ...

DASA seeks innovations to develop the first generation of directed energy weapons

Land October 4, 2022

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched an Innovation Focus Area (IFA) called Making Science Fiction a Reality: Future Directed Energy Weapons. This IFA is seeking innovations that will help contribute to the development of the first generation of deployed Directed Energy Weapons across Land, Sea and Air domains. This IFA is run on behalf of the Defence Science ...