We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) uses the Open Call for Innovation to find ideas that address challenges across both Defence and Security landscapes.
1. Introduction The Open Call for Innovation is one of the services the…
1. Introduction This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition…
1. Open Call for Innovation general FAQs Q: Is there any preference for…
Guidance on Defence and Security Accelerator terms and conditions for funding, contracts and intellectual property rights.
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.
1. Notice The DASA Open Call for Innovation guidance has been updated,…
1. What are Innovation Focus Areas? Whilst the Open Call welcomes a wide…
1. Unlocking the true potential of Test and Evaluation for Defence Unique…
1. Making Science Fiction a Reality: Future Directed Energy Weapons Unique…
1. Security Rapid Impact Suppliers may submit proposals into the Security…
How to get in touch with DASA for advice and guidance
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is to develop technology providing dermal protection against liquid chemicals.
Loans of up to £1 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum to help convert your mature defence innovation into a strong business proposition for defence procurement.
How to submit a proposal to the Defence and Security Accelerator
This guidance explains our competition process and how your proposal is assessed.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is running a Market Exploration to explore the Non-Compressible Haemorrhage (NCH) environment. To understand who is doing work in this area and possible novel solutions of treatmen…
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) supported by Innovate UK has launched a new opportunity to apply for grant funding.
The UK accelerator has been chosen as one of the 13 affiliated accelerator sites participating in NATO DIANA’s 2025 accelerator programme.
Guidance to consider when submitting a proposal
This guidance sets out the process for determining whether governance approval and ethics review is required for research undertaken, funded or sponsored by MOD.
Details of the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) past Innovation Focus Areas (IFAs)
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is to accelerate the adoption of PYRAMID Reference Architecture (PRA) in avionics and mission systems.
Project CHARYBDIS is a Market Exploration focused on uncrewed anti-submarine warfare technologies.
This document seeks to address and assist in the decision making of whether or not to apply for a MOD Research Ethics Committee (MODREC) review.
On Friday 1 December 2023, Defence Ministers announced the launch of an innovation challenge series for AUKUS Pillar 2. The first of these challenges will be focussed on Electronic Warfare (EW).
DASA, in conjunction with AWE, is seeking innovative ideas to further enhance UK-sovereign, resilient, demonstrable capabilities for the space and air domains.
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition, being run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), seeks proposals that address challenges within the field of Microbial Forensics.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).