The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has led the Army’s largest ever force development war game and collaboration. Testing new approaches to future operations, Army Wargame 23 (AWG23) involved ‘Land Operating Concept’, which looked at redesigning combat power with an aim to protect and advance UK and international interests. The nine-week ...
Silicon Microgravity has secured a DASA Defence Innovation Loan to further develop and commercialise their micro-chip technology for autonomous tunnel and bunker detection. The Defence Innovation Loan will help the Cambridge-based SME develop and commercialise its autonomous gravimeter technology.DASA has also funded Silicon Microgravity’s ultra-precise, gyroscope technology for alternative navigation in ...
Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft under a project called Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO). The project will represent a rapid advancement in propulsion technology to benefit exploration and national defense. Chemical propulsion engines ...
A House of Commons Committee report has made a number of recommendations to the government following a damning summation of defence procurement. With the war in Ukraine prompting a new dimension to defence and security, with Russia proving a dangerous opponent willing to invade with little warning, a Sub-Committee was established ...