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New high-tech bomb disposal robots will provide greater protection for soldiers and the public in a new deal for the British Army announced today (10 May).

• Updated: 12 May 2024

Defence Secretary has met with apprentices, engineers and key industry leaders during a visit to key shipyards. Scotland plays a crucial role in the Navy’s shipbuilding pipeline and the UK’s security.

• Updated: 9 May 2024

DASA seeks innovations to enhance operational advantage through improved self suffiency and energy innovation

• Updated: 7 May 2024

The fifteenth Innovation Foundry event took place in central London and discussed the theme of ‘Smart Cities – Future Challenges for Special Operations Forces’

• Updated: 30 April 2024

The Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) report shows growth in Defence sector employment, recruitment and revenue.

• Updated: 30 April 2024

Agreement signed at Strategic Command Conference for liaison officers in jHub and U.S. Defense Innovation Unit

• Updated: 26 April 2024

DASA seeks novel methods of testing and evaluating for the future of defence

• Updated: 26 April 2024

Keynote speech at the Strategic Command annual conference on 25 April 2024.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge, delivered a speech on procurement reforms at the UK Strategic Command Annual Conference in London.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

Live firings of the British Army’s highly lethal future tank – the Challenger 3 - have taken place in Germany this week, witnessed by UK Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

SAPIENT enables interoperability of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled sensors, combined with intelligent fusion and sensor management.

• Updated: 23 April 2024

British Army soldiers are a step closer to getting their hands on one of Europe’s most lethal tanks – the Challenger 3 - the Defence Secretary has announced.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

DASA seeks innovations to provide protection for land based assets from air attacks

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Countries, territories and organisations invited by UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE) to attend FIA 2022

• Updated: 12 April 2024

The rollout of laser weapons systems far quicker than expected, following defence procurement reforms, with DragonFire to be on Royal Navy warships from 2027.

• Updated: 12 April 2024

QUICKBLOCK’s innovative building block system enables the Armed Forces to build defensive structures rated for ballistics and blast protection

• Updated: 11 April 2024

VRAI secured a DASA Defence Innovation Loan to help commercialise their data capture and analysis technology to help the RAF rapidly assess airmanship in future aviators

• Updated: 11 April 2024

Minister for Defence Procurement's speech at the Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference in London.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

Consultations between AUKUS partners and other nations to begin this year.

• Updated: 8 April 2024

DASA’s new competition seeks novel and innovative approaches that can identify and attribute ChemBio materials for justice.

• Updated: 8 April 2024