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DASA launch search for future of Naval operating environment

Maritime June 14, 2019

DASA, Dstl, and the Royal Navy have launched a multi-million pound funding competition to search for the future Naval operating environment. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching ‘Intelligent Ship – The Next Generation’ – a multi-million pound competition for the future Naval operating environment. The competition is seeking proposals for ...

DASA launches a fund for open data sharing

Land June 7, 2019

DASA has launched a funding stream for open data sharing ideas for defence scenarios. The funding stream, providing up to £100k through a new open data Innovation Focus Area (IFA) for Defence, was launched on June 4th 2019. The proliferation of data within the military poses a significant challenge for operators ...

Counter Attack: DASA’s search for counter-drone technology

June 5, 2019

With the security threats from hostile drones evolving at pace, it’s critical that the UK’s military and security forces benefit from the very latest technology to stay ahead of the curve. Here, we take a look at how the Ministry of Defence is seeking solutions to counter these threats through one of DASA’s latest competitions.  The introduction of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), or drones as they are more ...

Event explores technology to stop armoured vehicles

Land June 3, 2019

DASA hosted an event exploring technological innovation capable of stopping tanks and other armoured vehicles at an event with the British Army. A collaboration day was held with the British Army as part of DASA’s ‘Stopping it in its tracks’ armoured vehicle technology competition for Dstl. This explores novel and innovative technologies that ...