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DASA seeks training innovations

Homeland March 16, 2023

£2.8 million available for innovations that help deliver a realistic human training environment This Themed Competition seeks innovations that will help deliver a realistic and credible representation of the real world to train British Army personnel in the land environment. DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: Populating the World of Training The ...

DASA seeks AI innovations to solve defence challenges

Land March 13, 2023

This IFA seeks innovative proposals that apply AI to defence challenges and help overcome common barriers to implementing AI within defence DASA has launched a new Innovation Focus Area (IFA) called Artificial Intelligence for Defence This IFA is run on behalf of the Defence AI Centre (DAIC), which seeks to exploit innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) research at ...

DPRTE partner DASA funding aids training through data and analysis

Homeland February 13, 2023

Official DPRTE 2023 partner, Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has helped Cervus develop XCALIBR, a marksmanship analytics and feedback tool to improve individual and collective training. Marksmanship is one of the most important aspects of a soldier’s training, helping improve the ability to shoot firearms safely, accurately and consistently. But while weapons ...

DPRTE partners Dstl and DASA research underpins Royal Navy maritime autonomy

Maritime January 30, 2023

Defence research organisations have played a key role in the funding and technical partnering of maritime autonomous systems (MAS). The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) provides Ministry of Defence (MOD) with science and technology advice for current and future capabilities including generation after next research. Maritime autonomous systems (MAS) are likely ...