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Aiming Far and High: New DASA Market Exploration seeks revolutionary uncrewed systems

Homeland February 10, 2025

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Market Exploration called ‘Air Launched Effects: Revolutionary Deployment Systems’. Run on behalf of the British Army, this Market Exploration is seeking to identify Uncrewed Systems (UxS) with extended range capabilities. They aim to discover cutting-edge UxS technologies at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 ...

The UK Accelerator welcomes five innovators to 2025 cohort

Homeland February 3, 2025

On Monday 13 January, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and its delivery partner, the JANUS Consortium, welcomed its first NATO DIANA cohort. DIANA is a ground-breaking initiative that connects defence personnel, innovative start-ups, and industry across the Alliance to solve critical defence and security challenges. It provides a platform for ...

Dstl showcases the future of electromagnetic warfare

Land January 22, 2025

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully trialled advanced electromagnetic (EM) technology, heralding the next generation of capabilities for both offensive and defensive operations in modern warfare. Electromagnetic Dominance: The new battlefield In the era of invisible war, supremacy in the electromagnetic spectrum is as vital as dominance in traditional ...

Why AI must support not supplant human decision-making in defence

January 20, 2025

There is a fundamental difference between human and machine intelligence. But, increasingly, organisations look at artificial intelligence (AI) as an alternative to the people, teams and processes they already have; a way to cut people out of the loop and save on costs. For many organisations, it may be difficult ...