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Innovation Case Studies

Learn how DASA works with customers and suppliers to find and fund exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security.

Innovation case studies highlight how DASA’s proactive approach can help solve key challenges within the defence and security sector, and enable innovators to develop their products and services to their full potential.

Current case studies

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Published 14 May 2021
Last updated 30 June 2025 show all updates
  1. New case study added - Laser Focus: DASA and Dstl funding accelerates novel laser detection tech

  2. Added Case Study: DASA innovation funding delivers nearly £1 billion boost to UK economy Added Case Study: DASA-Funded Tech ‘DUCHESS’ Takes the Crown in AI Interviewing

  3. Added new case study - Flying Heavy: How DASA-funded UAS Revolutionises Military Logistics

  4. New case study added - Breaking AI to Make it Better: DASA's investment in the future of AI assurance

  5. Added new case study: Veterans’ Health Innovation Fund: Report

  6. New case study added: weeHoloCam: DASA Funding Transforms Marine Biology with Revolutionary Underwater Imaging

  7. Added new case study - Funding the future of prosthetics: DASA supports UK start-up to develop patient monitoring tech

  8. Added new case study: DTEP SMEs make their mark in the UK defence supply chain

  9. Added new case study - Wave of the future: How DASA-backed AI innovation is revolutionising maritime rescue

  10. Added new article "Hitting the mark: DASA builds dynamic partnerships to spearhead cooperative missile development"

  11. Added new case study: Defying drones: DASA funded anti-drone sensor is purchased by the Royal Navy

  12. Added new case study: Flush to Fuel; transforming wastewater into hydrogen power

  13. New case study added: Revolutionary rocket eats for the stars New case study added: Crowd watch: DASA funded AI and LiDAR innovation helps enhance crowd safety

  14. Added new case study "First-rate cyber defence at the flick of a switch"

  15. Added new case study: Bunker and tunnel detection innovation shines with support from Defence Innovation Loans

  16. New case study added: Improving marksmanship training through data and analysis

  17. Added new case study: DASA funded virtual reality training technology is licenced by the Australian Army

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