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29 January 2021 A swarm of 20 drones has recently completed the largest collaborative, military focused evaluation of swarming uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the UK. The exercise was the culmination of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)’s ‘Many Drones Make Light Work’ competition, funded under the MOD’s Science and Technology Portfolio through the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). Following 2 earlier phases, the £2.5 million contract for Phase 3 was awarded in January 2019. This was for an Integrated Concept Evaluation activity to explore the technical f...

Date Time Swarming drones concept flies closer to reality The exercise was the culmination of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)’s ‘Many Drones Make Light Work’ competition, funded under the MOD’s Science and Technology Portfolio through the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). Following 2 earlier phases, the £2.5 million contract for Phase 3 was awarded in January 2019. This was for an Integrated Concept Evaluation activity to explore the technical feasibility and military utility of a swarm of up to 20 small UAVs operating collaboratively. This was awarded to ...

DASA has launched phase 2 of Map the Gap; a competition to develop autonomous survey systems to help troops safely and stealthily advance over water.

£2m innovation funding for surveying technology DASA launches Map the Gap Phase 2 competition to develop survey system demonstrators to help troops safely and stealthily advance into enemy territory over water From: Army engineer looks over river crossing The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) can today announce up to £2m is available for companies who can further develop surveying technology that can assist troops to safely and stealthily advance into enemy territory over water. DASA’s Map the Gap Phase 2 competition, run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology L...

£3m to fund new wave of Artificial Intelligence for the military Innovation research announced for DASA Intelligent Ship Phase 2 competition From: 11 January 2021 The second phase of funded proposals has been announced for the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Intelligent Ship competition to revolutionise military decision-making, mission planning and automation. Phase 2 of Intelligent Ship, run by DASA on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), sought novel technologies for use by the military in 2030 and beyond. Nine innovative projects have been funded, ...