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New Dstl project to allow for 3D printed explosives on the front line

Land March 16, 2020

A new technique developed through a Dstl collaboration will allow troops to access 3D printed explosives on the front line. The Dstl Future Energetics Project explores new innovations and helped develop 3D printed explosives capabilities. The energetic formulations for 3D printing are manufactured in a LabRAM resonant acoustic mixer, which uses ...

DASA launches fund to find ideas to tackle homemade bombs

Land March 12, 2020

DASA has released a call for new ideas to tackle the threat of homemade bombs. The new competition from DASA, Invisible Shield, is looking for new ways to improve defence capability against homemade bombs made from household items. Invisible Shield: Countering IEDs by novel technology and techniques seeks innovative proposals to ...

DASA to host event showcasing behavioural analytics

Homeland October 29, 2019

DASA will host the Behavioural Analytics Phase 1 Showcase to display innovations that could predict future threats. The event will explore behavioural analytics innovations and how they can predict threats such as terrorism and prevent fake news. The event will be held at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway ...

Terror threat levels changed to include all forms of terrorism

Homeland July 30, 2019

A new system to quantify terror threat levels has come into effect that aims to encompass all forms of terrorism. The changes to the terror threat levels have come after a review process into counter-terrorism following attacks in 2017. The new system will reflect the threat from all forms of terrorism, ...