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DPRTE Engage partner DASA fast-tracks 245 innovations with £42m boost to business

August 25, 2020

DPRTE Engage partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), has released its annual review revealing that it fast-tracked 245 innovative technologies and novel solutions while investing £42.8 million in start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses, industry, and academia over the past 12 months. According to its third annual review published this week, ...

DPRTE Engage partner DASA funds development of virtual reality training platform

Land August 17, 2020

DPRTE Engage partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded SimCentric, a veteran-run software company, £300,000 to develop and demo a new virtual reality training simulator. The new platform uses the latest advances in gaming innovation to improve training for personnel making it more realistic, intuitive and immersive, while lowering ...

DPRTE Engage partner DASA reveals contracts to help engineers survey water crossings

Land August 11, 2020

DPRTE Engage event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), has announced five small and medium-sized businesses to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems. DASA has awarded contracts worth a total £1.3m to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems to help troops safely and stealthily advance into enemy territory across water ...

DPRTE Engage partners play key role as launch International Space Pitch Day launched

Air July 31, 2020

DPRTE Engage Online partners, DASA and Dstl, are to play a key role in delivering International Space Pitch Day. Start-up technology companies and inventors will be given the opportunity to pitch directly to UK and US military leaders for the $1-million investment to fast-track their ideas for cutting-edge Space innovations. International Space ...