News and communications

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is leading on the creation of the United Kingdom Microbial Forensics Consortium (UKMFC).

• Updated: 15 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 novel methods of testing and evaluating for the future of defence

• Updated: 26 April 2024

The first Ukrainian pilots to have undergone intensive training under the guidance of Royal Air Force instructors have graduated from flight school.

• Updated: 22 March 2024

A military laser which could boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone.

• Updated: 21 March 2024

Igniting innovation: With the help of DASA funding, engineers from the University of Glasgow successfully test-fired a rocket that eats itself for fuel

• Updated: 20 March 2024

For the first time since 2021, there has been Open Skies operational activity over the UK.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

These centres will enable novel research and provide a future pipeline of trained research staff in critical technology areas for defence.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

The Armed Forces Minister has praised the bravery and tenacity of the crew of HMS Diamond, who have been working hard to patrol the Red Sea.

• Updated: 21 February 2024

The UK's armed forces and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) recently collaborated in an AUKUS trial in Australia.

• Updated: 5 February 2024

Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, delivered a speech at Lancaster House in London

• Updated: 15 January 2024

Two former Dstl researchers and inventors use their expertise to manufacture laser detection and protection systems for defence and security industries.

• Updated: 9 January 2024

We remain committed to our mission of sharpening Defence's edge and maintaining the safety, security, and prosperity of the UK and our allies.

• Updated: 8 January 2024

Dstl's simulation capability, the Virtual Proving Ground, enabled users to test emerging technologies during a recent Army Warfighting Experiment.

• Updated: 19 December 2023

RAdm Andrew Betton visits Malaysian Joint HQ and meets Five Powers Defence Arrangements staff.

• Updated: 19 December 2023

The UK’s Carrier Strike Group will visit Japan as part of the flagship 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced today

• Updated: 14 December 2023

The MOD is urging all wildlife enthusiasts heading to Donna Nook during the pupping season to be vigilant of military debris and unexploded ordnance (UXO).

• Updated: 11 December 2023

Thousands of troops have been involved in one of the largest military training exercises to take place on the Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA): Exercise Wessex Storm.

• Updated: 4 December 2023

Industry and MOD recently teamed up to develop a future capability operating concept for the test and evaluation of autonomous military systems.

• Updated: 4 December 2023

The MOD’s award-winning Net-Zero Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP) has reached another key milestone by delivering the first NetCAP buildings on the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE) in Scotland.

• Updated: 24 November 2023