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Royal Navy engineers have designed a possible mid-21st-century assault by Royal Marines featuring emerging defence innovations. A potential future assault by Royal Marines was planned by Royal Navy engineers incorporating technology such as AI, exoskeletons, and ‘invisible commandos’. Graduates from the UK Naval Engineering Science and Technology (UKNEST) Forum were asked ...


The MOD has launched a fund to find counter drone technology to combat hostile use of drones. The competition, run by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), the MOD’s innovation hub, will seek robust and cost-effective next-generation counter drone to the risks posed by hostile UAS. The MOD is looking to develop ...


Anti drone system certified

Air January 19, 2017

AUDS, the counter-UAS defence system has received TRL-9 status following successful deployment with the United States Forces. The status is the highest technology readiness level or maturity that a technology system can achieve, and AUDS is the first fully integrated system, worldwide, to achieve TRL-9. DoD and NASA definition of TRL-9 is ...


This Autumn saw Defence Secretary Michael Fallon launch the Defence Innovation Initiative, a scheme to promote home-grown innovation in the defence sector. The £800M fund is backed by IRIS (innovation and research insights unit) and the Defence and Security Accelerator, with the fund available to new technology innovation, intending to support emerging ...


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