Competition: stopping it in its tracks - phase 2
Phase 2 of this competition is seeking novel approaches to stopping or impeding tanks and other heavy armoured vehicles on the battlefield
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This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel approaches to stopping or impeding tanks and other heavy armoured vehicles while preventing or minimising collateral damage. We hope to achieve this through harnessing advances in engineering, design, materials science, computing and non-kinetic weapons.
We welcome proposals relating to physical barriers / effects (such as traps and rapid ways to build them, or interference with wheels and tracks). We are also interested in invisible barriers / effects such as non-kinetic (non-explosive) weapons which could slow or disable vehicles (such as those employing electromagnetic pulse (EMP) or sonic based methods). Approaches that disable the target’s ability to fight are also acceptable.
We are not interested in any explosive-based solutions such as anti-tank mines or solutions involving direct or indirect fire weapons.
The primary focus of this competition is defence, but we are also interested in technologies that have wider security applications. Technologies that address a similar capability requirement within the civil sector, such as preventing vehicle-related terrorist attacks, will be considered if they are demonstrated to be effective against military class vehicles and capable of being deployed in a wide range of operational environments related to defence.
This is the second phase addressing this theme. Both phase 1 existing suppliers and new suppliers are welcome to apply. We are anticipating at least £2 million will be available for this competition from which we predict funding multiple projects.
This competition closes on 16 August 2019 at midday.
Queries should be sent to accelerator@dstl.gov.uk