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Competition opens: Autonomous last mile resupply

April 12, 2017

This Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) competition seeks to develop and demonstrate the use of autonomous systems to deliver mission-critical supplies, focusing on the challenging ‘last mile’ resupply in the land environment. The ‘last mile resupply’ involves the delivery of combat supplies from the forward-most location (such as a physical base or a ...

Competition summary: autonomous last mile resupply

April 4, 2017

This Accelerator themed competition is looking for novel proposals that use autonomous systems to deliver mission critical supplies to users in the military front-line. For for this competition we’re focussing on the challenging ‘last mile’ of resupply. The aim of an autonomous last mile resupply system is to: reduce the demand on existing platforms ...

NITEC17 launched with €3M of tech contracts announced

Land March 30, 2017

NATO’s tech and cyber arm, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI), has announced a major tech refresh, with some 40 contracts due to go out to tender in the next 18 to 24 months. As part of a €3M programme to update NATO’s cyber operations, the business opportunities will be ...

Accelerator face-to-face meetings: 4 April 2017 in Harwell

March 21, 2017

An opportunity to book a meeting with Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) in Harwell to discuss your research idea. Book an Accelerator meeting at Harwell on 4 April 2017. These 30-minute face-to-face meetings give you the opportunity to discuss your innovative research idea with Accelerator staff in private. The Accelerator funds innovative proof-of-concept research ...