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Past UKDI Themed Competitions

UKDI updates this page with links to closed UKDI Themed Competitions.

• From: UK Defence Innovation
• Published: 28 January 2026
• Last updated: 18 September 2026
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  1. 18 September 2026

     Competitions have been added to the list of past competitions: Space to Innovate: Delta Drop & Novel Autonomy and Robotics (Phase 1).

  2. 6 July 2026

     Map the Gap (Phase 3) competition added to collection

  3. 10 June 2026

     Added Biosecurity Frontiers competition

  4. 2 June 2026

     Competition added to the list of past competitions: Rapid Transfusion Diagnostics - optimising safety on operations

  5. 12 May 2026

     'Conflict Wounds - from biology to battlefield solutions' added to the list of past competitions.

  6. 1 April 2026

     Countering Illegal Use of UAS Around Prisons and Sensitive, has been added to this collection.

  7. 13 February 2026

     Added Autonomous Sensor Management and Sensor Counter Deception Phase 2

  8. 28 January 2026

     First published.

Past UKDI Themed Competitions

• Novel Autonomy and Robotics (Phase 1)
  • 20 August 2026
  • Notice
• Space to Innovate: Delta Drop
  • 24 August 2026
  • Guidance
• Rapid transfusion diagnostics: optimising safety on deployed operations
  • 18 May 2026
  • Notice
• Map the Gap (Phase 3)
  • 15 May 2026
  • Notice
• Competition: Innovation Support to Operations Phase 3 (Cycle 7)
  • 12 May 2026
  • Notice
• Biosecurity Frontiers
  • 8 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Conflict Wounds - From Biology to Battlefield Solutions
  • 7 May 2026
  • Notice
• Countering Illegal Use of UAS Around Prisons and Sensitive Sites
  • 24 April 2026
  • Notice
• Delivering Future Advantage through Testing and Evaluation (Phase 1)
  • 27 January 2026
  • Notice
• Autonomous Sensor Management and Sensor Counter Deception Phase 2
  • 27 January 2026
  • Guidance