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DASA launches new £3.1M Themed Competition

May 20, 2024

DASA seeks innovations to enhance operational advantage through improved self suffiency and energy innovation. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called ‘Delivering operational advantage via improved self-sufficiency and operational energy innovation’. This competition is funded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Chief Scientific Advisor ...

Modernising testing and evaluation methods to future-proof defence

May 2, 2024

DASA seeks novel methods of testing and evaluating for the future of defence. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new IFA called Unlocking the True Potential of Test and Evaluation for Defence, run on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). DASA is seeking innovations for priority T&E issues for which ...

Revolutionary rocket eats for the stars

April 8, 2024

The idea of a rocket that consumes its own fuselage has been on the minds of engineers since 1938. This is because traditional rocket launch vehicles are both huge and expensive, which poses cost and logistics challenges when it comes to launching rockets with smaller payloads. Conventional rockets reduce their weight ...

DASA competition to enhance detection of trace explosives

February 7, 2024

Do 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 ...