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Dstl scientists and military advisers receive New Year’s Honours

Homeland January 5, 2021

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has announced that two of its scientists and two military advisers have received awards in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Dr Phillippa Spencer has been awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), in recognition of her support ...

NCC and Dstl seek innovation in composite structures for combat aircraft

Air December 17, 2020

An exciting new partnership has been formed to explore the art of the possible for the next generation of lightweight, strong and resilient combat aircraft composite structures. This will range from innovative approaches to overall structural layout, manufacturing and assembly to the optimal combination of detail features, and material selection. The National ...

VRAI wins Royal Air Force data & simulation project

Air December 10, 2020

Data driven VR simulation company VRAI has won a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) contract focused on improving the RAF’s ability to measure and predict pilot performance using a combination of VR & data analytics technology. VRAI in Gateshead’s Proto Centre, and RAFX based in the local airbase RAF Leeming, was ...

AMD secure funding through new Weapons Sector Research Framework

Homeland December 10, 2020

Advanced Material Development Ltd (AMD) has secured its first contract under the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF), worth £125,000. Awarded earlier this year, the WSRF is a five-year framework to develop and exploit technology to improve complex, conventional and novel weapons technologies. The framework promises ...