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DASA celebrates second anniversary

Homeland December 11, 2018

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has celebrated its second anniversary, with Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson calling it a ‘shining example’ of industry innovation. For the uninitiated, DASA is responsible for finding and funding exploitable innovations in support of UK defence and security. The cross-government organisation first launched in December 2016 ...

HORIBA MIRA’s ATLAS project secures further MOD funding

Land December 3, 2018

HORIBA MIRA has secured a further £845,000 in funding from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), to deliver a third phase of its ATLAS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Autonomy research project. The funding has been awarded as part of the joint UK MoD Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and UK Defence Growth ...

Key organisations set for DPRTE 2019 Innovation Zone

Homeland November 28, 2018

Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE), the sector’s premier procurement event, will take place at Birmingham’s NEC on 28 March 2019. With a hugely diverse set of requirements, across a vast array of goods and services, the Ministry of Defence is Britain’s industry’s largest customer, buying everything from office equipment ...

Millions awarded to defence firms leading fight for modern battlefield

Homeland November 16, 2018

Defence companies with cutting-edge have been awarded over £10 million after being named winners of the MOD and Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge. The winners provided innovative solutions to key strategic future demands for UK defence in autonomy and big data. The companies will receive combined investment and support worth ...