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  • Defence Ministerial oral statement on the AJAX programme

    Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin updates the House of Commons on the AJAX programme and announces the publication of the AJAX Health and Safety report.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • DASA’s 5th Birthday: 5 years of innovating for a safer future

    Since 2016, DASA has worked hard to find and fund innovation for a safer future. Detailed below are some key milestones and achievements that we are proud to share.

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  • £1.02 million research funding awarded for robotic chemist project

    Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) is pioneering the use of autonomous mobile robotics within the scientific research laboratory.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth returns home as historic global deployment comes to an end

    Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth today after her global seven month maiden operational deployment leading Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21). Sailors, aviators, ships and aircraft…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • World-class mine-hunting technology delivered to Royal Navy

    A cutting-edge autonomous system able to detect modern sea mine threats and reduce risk to life has been delivered to the Royal Navy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Advanced ‘detect and destroy’ air defence system launched

    Sky Sabre, a state-of-the-art air defence system, replaces Rapier, propelling the British Army to the forefront of ground-based air defence missile technology.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British Army unveils most radical transformation in decades

    The British Army has unveiled ‘Future Soldier’ today, its most radical transformation programme in over 20 years.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • CAS RAF NetZero ambition

    The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston gave a speech at the Kings College London on the RAF's NetZero ambition

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK Carrier Strike Group's HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Senior Visitors from NATO

    HMS Queen Elizabeth has welcomed 30 NATO Ambassadors in one of the final events of the Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) deployment.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Powering Royal Navy ships with hybrid-electric engines

    DASA is exploring solutions for innovations in hybrid powertrain technologies that could power Royal Navy vessels and reduce carbon emissions.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • World record RAF flight powered by synthetic fuel

    The RAF and Zero Petroleum have won a Guinness World Record for the world’s first successful flight using only synthetic fuel.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £10 million DASA funding for Scottish innovation

    DASA has funded over 60 innovators based in Scotland to help them take their ideas to the next level

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  • Sign up for Searchlight webinars

    Dstl has announced dates for a new series of webinars designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises work with the defence sector.

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  • UK hosts international military urban exercise

    Scientists at Dstl have led a unique urban military experiment, known as the Contested Urban Environment exercise (CUE2021).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £110-million upgrade for RAF Shadow fleet

    The RAF’s Shadow surveillance aircraft fleet will be increased and upgraded with the latest defensive technology.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • MOD and Dstl host 23rd annual Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference

    Vital discussions on the importance of chemical weapon demilitarisation began on 2 November, with Defence Minister Baroness Goldie delivering a keynote speech.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK MOD host international AI Defence partnership forum

    16 nations are collaborating and sharing global best practice in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to deal with defence and security challenges.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dstl upgrades to Principal level of OGC membership

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has raised its membership in Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to Principal level.

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  • HMS Prince of Wales hosts Pacific Future Forum

    Second Royal Navy aircraft carrier hosts summit with UK allies to discuss technology, cyber, climate change and the Indo-Pacific.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • US and UK research labs collaborate on autonomy and AI

    Integrated artificial intelligence technologies to support the armed forces are being developed as part of an international partnership agreement.

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