Dstl has taken part in a two-day workshop run by the Machine Speed Command and Control (MSC2) project on artificial intelligence (AI). The innovative workshop was run by one of the MSC2 partners, Cambridge Consultants, with the aim of building a common understanding of the opportunities and challenges of AI. Much of ...
Atkins’ Elspeth McIntyre considers how asset data can help defence to meet its decarbonisation targets. Across the globe, nations’ national defence organisations are major asset owners and – consequently – major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The UK’s Ministry of Defence, for example, owns about 1% of the UK’s total landmass, ...
Three new contracts, worth some £90M and designed to boost Ukraine’s air security, have been signed as part of a package by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). These include a £56M counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) contract with Norwegian defence company Kongsberg and two ...
A joint framework between RAF and Boeing will explore sustainable aviation opportunities on the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The joint framework will focus on life cycle assessments, end-of-service aircraft value capture, digital tools to optimise flying activity, and environmentally sustainable maintenance activities. The initiative follows release of the Defence Aviation Net Zero ...
January 22, 2025
Land - Dstl showcases the future of electromagnetic warfare
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully trialled advanced electromagnetic (EM) technology, heralding the next generation of capabilities
January 20, 2025
Why AI must support not supplant human decision-making in defence
There is a fundamental difference between human and machine intelligence. But, increasingly, organisations look at artificial intelligence (AI) as an
