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DPRTE partner DASA boosts regional innovation network

Homeland March 3, 2021

DPRTE 2021 official event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has realigned its Innovation Partner network to reflect the widely recognised economic regions of the United Kingdom used across Government and the private sector. It is hoped that this change will make DASA’s presence across the UK easier to understand and access ...

DPRTE partner DIO delivers £70m British Army facility in Kenya

Land February 26, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered a new headquarters and training facility at Laikipia Air Base East in Kenya. Nyati Barracks, a £70-million facility, was built for the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) to replace their previous infrastructure. Facilities at the new site include a ...

DPRTE partner DIO completes A345 ash dieback tree felling ahead of schedule

Land February 26, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), together with its industry partner, Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc) and subcontractor KWR Plant Hire, carried out the tree-felling clearance scheme to remove trees infected with ash dieback. Thousands of ash trees across Salisbury Plain Training Area, as well as many more ...

DPRTE 2021 partner DASA launches Information Advantage challenge

Homeland February 12, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), is looking for innovations to deliver information exchange capabilities that are resilient in a highly-dynamic operating environment where there are significant challenges from congestion and contention, such as jamming. The Wireless Communications, Networking and Information Theory Competition is interested in ideas in ...