Posts Tagged ‘Dstl’
The latest technology in wearable sensor technology has been successfully demonstrated to the Dstl by Roke Manor Research. These ground-breaking Dismounted Close Combat Sensors (DCCS) are the result of collaboration between Dstl and industry partners Roke, QinetiQ and Systems Engineering and Assessment (SEA). The technology has been designed to help troops navigate without reliance ...
A UK manufactured system to create miniature decoys that will help to protect combat jets from missiles, has been snapped up by the MOD. The MOD has placed a £2.5M order for the cutting-edge BriteCloud system, designed and manufactured in Bedfordshire and Scotland by Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The system can be fired from an aircraft’s flare dispenser without ...
MBDA UK and the UK MOD are finalising a contract which will assess innovative laser directed energy weapon technologies and approaches. The £30M contract is designed to see how the system can acquire and track targets at ranges, over land and water, as well as the crucial aspect of being able ...
With budget being reduced between 2015 and 2017, the MOD is moving away from bespoke solutions and towards a model in which requirements are fulfilled in part by Commercial Off The Shelf technology. Here Peter Doig, Plextek Business Manager for Defence, and Dr Aled Catherall, Plextek Technology Lead for Defence, talk ...
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