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£3.8 million in contracts awarded to mitigate the radar risk of windfarms

Land September 30, 2021

Seven projects have been awarded funding to develop technologies that support the coexistence of offshore windfarms and UK air defence systems. Funded through the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and delivered by MOD, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) with the support of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have awarded contracts worth £3.8 million for ...

Portsmouth to host military event for MOD

Land September 24, 2021

Portsmouth has been selected to host a unique military training event to test the latest technology for military personnel. The event is a multi-national defence science and technology experiment hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Contested Urban Environment 2021 (CUE21) event has been planned with the support of ...

Dstl trials innovative solutions to ‘wet gap’ military challenge

Land September 23, 2021

Official DPRTE event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), has teamed up with industry  to create amphibious vehicles, robots and drones in the Map the Gap competition. The competition, run by Dstl on behalf of DASA, aims to find new ways to help UK Armed Forces cross a body of water, or ‘wet ...

Uncrewed marine platform to deliver next-generation coastal security

Maritime September 20, 2021

A new uncrewed marine platform with intelligent autonomy is now available for use by intelligence gathering and threat detection communities around the globe. Licensed by Ploughshare to L3Harris, this Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) technology combines cutting-edge autonomy with marine hardware to provide next-generation marine capability. The Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed ...