Guidance

Novel Amphibious Craft

This competition will fund promising technologies that will help to develop a Novel Amphibious Craft fit for the threats of the 21st Century.

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Published: 19 October 2022
• Last updated: 10 January 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Novel Amphibious Craft: Competition Document

Novel Amphibious Craft - Innovation Standard Contract Terms and Conditions

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Novel Amphibious Craft: FAQs

Details

The Novel Amphibious Craft competition will fund promising technologies that will help to develop a capability fit for the threats of the 21st Century.

Commando Force operations of the future will employ solutions to deliver Strike Teams and their equipment from specialist maritime shipping to foreign and hostile coastal access points with a low probability of detection. These are challenging operational requirements. Innovative technologies will be required to meet them.

To assist in the acceleration of solutions that will enable mission success, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking innovative technologies which could be included in a capability concept that will satisfy all the following requirements:

• travel at sustained high speed (at least 25kts) over a long range (up to 350 nautical miles) in Sea State 2
• provide the ability to deliver personnel and light vehicles to a coastal access point with limited or no impact on operational speed/capability
• relaunch and return from the coastal access point
• operate with a low signature across all spectrums (thermal, radar, visual, acoustic etc.) to reduce the probability of detection

Total funding available

The total funding available is £1M with bids expected between £100K – 350K (ex VAT). All projects must complete by 14 February 2024.

Submission deadline

Midday on 17 January 2023 (GMT)

Where do I submit my proposal?

Via the DASA Online Submission Service for which you will require an account.

Only proposals submitted through the DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted.

You must not submit any information classified above Official. If you wish to add supporting information which might be Official-Sensitive or Secret you should contact DASA in advance and we will discuss solutions with you.

Published 19 October 2022
Last updated 10 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 10 January 2023

   The deadline for this competition has been extended to 17 January 2023

2. 28 November 2022

   Added a document containing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

3. 21 October 2022

   A document detailing the Innovation Standard Contract Terms and Conditions for this themed competition has been attached.

4. 19 October 2022

   First published.