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£440,000 research funding for next-generation sea mine disposal

Maritime July 23, 2021

Sea mine disposal could be transformed using an innovative technique that is being researched by official DPRTE partner,  Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory). The concept has received funding worth £440,000 from the Defence Innovation Unit to develop a working prototype and aims to provide a valuable capability for the Royal ...

Defence Minister visits newly refurbished homes at Catterick

Land July 20, 2021

The Defence Minister, Leo Docherty, has visited military families benefitting from newly refurbished homes at Catterick. The new homes have been completely refurbished by DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and contractors Amey, thanks to £200 million of additional funding for military accommodation, which was announced in Catterick ...

DPRTE partner DASA awards wet gap survey systems contracts

Land July 20, 2021

Official DPRTE event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded contracts worth £2 million during Map the Gap: Phase 2, a competition which aims to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems that help the military cross obstacles such as rivers, streams, bogs and other so-called ‘wet gaps’. Map the Gap, run ...

DASA launches Power Quality Management market exploration

Homeland July 13, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), has launched a new Market Exploration called Power Quality Management, which aims to investigate the impact of poor power management on MOD estates, while also identifying ways in which the market can help MOD address power management inefficiencies. This Market ...