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Competition: Advanced Vision for 2020 and Beyond

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals in the area of Electro-Optics and Infrared, with an expected £2.5m of funding available over 2 phases.

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Published: 18 July 2019
• Last updated: 10 October 2019 — See all updates

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Competition Summary Document: Advanced Vision for 2020 and Beyond

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Competition Document: Advanced Vision for 2020 and Beyond

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Advanced Vision for 2020 and Beyond SC(innovation) - Terms

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Advanced Vision for 2020 and Beyond SC (innovation) - Schedules

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Details

Further 1-to-1 teleconference sessions are now available. This is an opportunity to ask questions about the competition to the technical team and DASA. These will be held on 17 October 2019 and can be booked through Eventbrite.

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals to develop and demonstrate a number of novel technologies or applications in the area of Electro-Optics and Infrared (EOIR) to address the future need for highly capable and affordable sensors. EOIR sensors are a key military capability used for surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, threat warning, target detection and more. The ever evolving nature of military operations means that we wish to invest in novel and resilient technologies that can function in contested/congested environments, that will extend the range, lower the cost and size, and expand the range of targets that can be addressed by EOIR sensors.

Total funding of £2.5m is expected to be available over 2 phases to fund multiple projects in each phase. This competition is expected to open in August 2019.

In parallel to this competition, the Autonomy in Challenging Environments competition is seeking novel and innovative technologies to improve the capability of autonomous military systems in challenging environments for which sensor technology may be applicable. If a proposal is submitted to both competitions, it should clearly outline any duplication of costs and works. This competition will be holding a dial in event, further information can be found on Eventbrite.

Queries should be sent to accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.

Published 18 July 2019
Last updated 10 October 2019 + show all updates

1. 10 October 2019

   Further 1-to-1 teleconference sessions are now available for the Advanced Vision for 2020 and Beyond competition.

2. 21 August 2019

   The full competition document has been launched for this competition.

3. 18 July 2019

   First published.