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Biosensing across wide areas

30 August 2018 — News story

New competition: Biosensing across wide areas

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a new competition to find solutions for rapidly detecting and locating hazardous biological agents deposited in the field.

Data processing with a hack attempt seen failing

6 September 2018 — News story

New Competition: Predictive Cyber Analytics

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel approaches to predictive cyber security

Take Cover! DASA Competition

5 September 2018 — News story

New Competition: Take Cover!

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a new competition to find solutions for lightweight rapidly deployable protection for on-foot troops on the front-line through Field Fortifications.

Suitcase being wheeled with x rayed items

13 August 2018 — News story

Finding explosives in electrical items demonstration day

Information on the demonstration day for research that has been funded for the future of aviation security solutions programme.

Safely eliminating biological and chemical munitions on the battlefield

20 September 2018 — News story

New competition: 'Don't Blow It! Safely eliminating munitions on the battlefield'

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a competition ‘Safely eliminating chemical and biological munitions on the battlefield ‘Don’t Blow It!’

Metasurfaces

16 August 2018 — News story

New competition - metasurfaces for defence and security

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new competition on metasurfaces for defence and security.

Latest from Defence and Security Accelerator

  1. Don’t Blow It! Safely eliminating chemical and biological munitions on the battlefield
    • Notice
  2. New competition: 'Don't Blow It! Safely eliminating munitions on the battlefield'
    • News story
  3. Competition: metasurfaces for defence and security
    • Notice

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DASA is part of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the Ministry of Defence.

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  1. Armed forces and Ministry of Defence reform
  2. Industrial strategy
  3. Counter-terrorism
  4. Transport security
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Our announcements

  1. New competition: 'Don't Blow It! Safely eliminating munitions on the battlefield'
    • News story
  2. New Competition: Predictive Cyber Analytics
    • News story
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  1. Don’t Blow It! Safely eliminating chemical and biological munitions on the battlefield
    • Notice
  2. Competition: metasurfaces for defence and security
    • Notice
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Dr Lucy Mason
Dr Lucy Mason
Head of the Defence and Security Accelerator

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Defence and Security Accelerator

GO1
Building 5
Porton Down
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 0JQ
United Kingdom

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accelerator@dstl.gov.uk

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+44 (0)1980 950000 option 3

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