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DASA competition to enhance detection of trace explosives
February 7, 2024Do you have an innovative idea to enhance the detection of trace explosives using novel, lightweight, bioassay systems? The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called ‘Small, Lightweight, Trace Explosives Detector’. This competition is jointly funded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the US Department of Defense ...
Keeping people safe
January 30, 2024Keeping people safe in busy spaces: £1.6 million Themed Competition launched Do you have an innovation that could give an early warning to indicate unsafe levels of toxic gases in busy spaces? The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called ‘Rapid Detection of Toxic Gases’. ...
A pioneering X-ray robot designed to detect weapons and explosives is a step closer to saving lives on the battlefield. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) experts have run field trials on a Rapiscan American Science and Engineering produced prototype that uses X-Ray Backscatter (XRBS) imaging technology mounted on a L3Harris T7 remote-controlled robot. This would ...
Two innovative SMEs have won funding from the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to develop cutting-edge projects with higher-tier partners under the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP). Through DTEP, the SMEs – Filtronic Broadband and ISS Aerospace – will each receive a government grant, worth 50 per cent of the project ...
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