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From Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
From Harriett Baldwin MP
  • Autonomy for tomorrow's world

    Futuristic drones and unmanned ground robots with autonomous ‘deliver to order’ capability could provide timely answers to the vital challenges of access for humanitarian aid and disaster relief in developing countries and f…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New bullet-proof material unveiled as Defence Minister visits MOD’s research hub

    Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin unveiled a cutting-edge new armour project which will protect troops from bullets on the battlefield when she visited defence’s research labs at Porton Down today (4/12).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New fingerprint chemical to ‘make it much harder for criminals to escape justice’, Defence Minister announces

    Cutting-edge fingerprint technology aimed at targeting criminals has been unveiled by Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment Phase 2 – ‘MINERVA’

    Winners announced in the latest round of the Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment (AHSA) Defence and Security Accelerator competition which will change the way chemical and bio-hazards are investigated.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • MOD and Royal College of Art collaborate on cutting-edge new uniform

    The Ministry of Defence and the Royal College of Art have collaborated on a future concept for Army combat uniform on show at this week’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017 event.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • World Class Innovators at the MOD

    World class innovators including astronaut Tim Peake and former McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis gathered at the MOD today for the first meeting of the new Defence External Innovation Advisory Panel.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Introducing the Open Call for Innovation

    From 3 July 2017, the Enduring Challenge will be known as the Open Call for Innovation. This change is first of several planned changes for this funding route.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Autonomy on the front line: supplying Armed Forces on the battlefield

    Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin challenges industry and academia to design autonomous systems that can resupply our front-line troops.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Accelerator face-to-face meetings: 4 April 2017 in Harwell

    An opportunity to book a meeting with Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) in Harwell to discuss your research idea.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • First Innovation Fund challenge event - presentation slides

    The first Innovation Fund challenge was launched at the Accelerator networking event on 23 February 2017.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Presentation slides from the Accelerator Enduring Challenge launch event

    A launch event for the Enduring Challenge was held for science and technology providers on 26 January 2017.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK Innovation: Laser Weapon Contract Awarded

    MOD awards £30m contract to produce Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) Capability Demonstrator to UK Dragonfire consortium, led by MBDA.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Crowdsourcing Innovative New Defence Technologies

    Dstl announces an innovative competition to crowdsource solutions to improve satellite imaging.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government