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Dstl's work: delivering mission success
Explore Dstl’s science and technology capabilities, with examples of how we are helping solve the most important challenges for UK defence and security.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) provides unique science and technology expertise, insights and solutions for the UK’s security and defence.
Dstl has 4 strategic aims:
- enabling operational advantage at pace
- shaping the defence and security landscape
- preparing for the future
- leveraging and influencing internationally
This page sets out some recent examples of our impact for UK defence and security.
For more information about our work contact centralenquiries@dstl.gov.uk
Shaping the defence and security landscape
Enabling operational advantage at pace
Preparing for the future
Leveraging and influencing internationally
Capability areas
We work with industry, academia, international partners and government to find, integrate and fix problems for defence and security and make sure the UK has the right defence science and technology capabilities.
Our 22 capabilities are:
- Advanced Materials
- AI and Data Science
- Biology
- CB Advice
- Chemistry
- Cyber
- C4 Information Systems
- Electromagnetic Activities
- Energetics
- Engineering Biology
- Human and Social Sciences
- Multi Domain Systems
- National Security Systems
- National Security Exploitation
- Operational Research
- Quantum
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Sensing
- Space Systems
- Strategic Systems
- Survivability
- Weapons