A swarm of 20 drones has recently completed the largest collaborative, military focused evaluation of swarming uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the UK. The exercise was the culmination of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)’s ‘Many Drones Make Light Work’ competition, funded under the MOD’s Science and Technology Portfolio through the ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has played an instrumental part throughout the research and development of the new SPEAR3 surface-attack missile. In a recent announcement the Defence Minister, Jeremy Quin, revealed the signing of a £550 million contract with MBDA for the new weapon for the F-35 aircraft. He said: ...
Scientists from DPRTE event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have been working tirelessly since the start of the pandemic to support a whole host of government agencies and civilian authorities. Recently, Dstl experts were called on by the MOD’s Standing Joint Command (SJC) to provide short notice analytical support to the ...
Official DPRTE partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have successfully trialled a fully autonomous robot that will help defence and security personnel dealing with hazardous scenes. Dstl scientists have developed a prototype robot so that humans and machines can now share the burden of detecting and report dangerous chemicals ...