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The home of Defence and Security Accelerator on GOV.UK. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation for a safer future.
At DASA, we find and fund exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity.
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The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity.
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is run on behalf of the British Army.
DASA is seeking innovations that will enable deployed forces to move away from logistics resupply, towards self-sufficiency and enhanced operational energy.
Contemporary Deception for the British Army is a new DASA Themed Competition to identify and develop new (novel) deception technologies
Guidance on Defence and Security Accelerator terms and conditions for funding, contracts and intellectual property rights.
DASA seeks innovations to enhance operational advantage through improved self suffiency and energy innovation
Details of Defence and Security Accelerator funding, organised by the financial year.
Details of our past themed competitions.
How to get in touch with DASA for advice and guidance
This guidance explains our competition process and how your proposal is assessed.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) supported by Innovate UK has launched a new opportunity to apply for grant funding.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation for a safer future.
How to submit a proposal to the Defence and Security Accelerator
A DASA competition looking at novel protective solutions to protect against Uncrewed Aerial Systems kinetic attack
A lesson in exceeding the original concept: The journey of Createc's LiDAR autonomous crowd monitoring solution, purchased by Network Rail
DASA seeks novel methods of testing and evaluating for the future of defence
Over 40 security innovations take the spotlight at the DASA Security Showcase, ranging from cyber defence and drone systems to enhancing crowd safety using AI
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