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Two new centres for doctoral training are to be funded by the MoD which will enable novel research and provide a future pipeline of trained research staff in critical technology areas for defence. The £16M investment will fund Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) led from the universities of Southampton and Edinburgh, ...


Dstl and UK armed forces collaborated with Australia and the US in an AUKUS trial to accelerate the adoption and understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems. The AUKUS Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in Contested Environments (TORVICE) trial aimed to identify and resolve vulnerabilities of robotic vehicles and sensors that affect autonomous systems. Understanding ...


The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has set up a £42.5M research partnership to develop ground-breaking new materials. The Defence Materials Centre of Excellence (DMEx) will bring together world-leading UK experts in a national effort to accelerate advances in defence material technology for extreme physical environments. The DMEx will research, create, ...


A military laser which could boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone. During a trial at the MOD’s Hebrides Range, the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon ...


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