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These centres will enable novel research and provide a future pipeline of trained research staff in critical technology areas for defence.
SAPIENT enables interoperability of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled sensors, combined with intelligent fusion and sensor management.
Dstl provides the UK with world-class capability in applying artificial intelligence, data science and machine learning to defence and security challenges.
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel and innovative future space science and technologies.
You can access defence science and technology research via our central repository, and submit your own research.
View highlights of some of our most recently published research on this page. You can also download a complete list of our published research.
This guidance sets out the process for determining whether governance approval and ethics review is required for research undertaken, funded or sponsored by MOD.
Dstl ensures the UK can develop and exploit new sensor technologies for our defence and security, to find and assess potential threats and give information to decision-makers.
Guidance to consider when submitting a proposal
Meet some of our world-class people and find out what it's like to work at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Dstl exploits the latest in robotics and AI to create effective and trustworthy uncrewed platforms and autonomous systems for the UK’s security and defence.
The UK's armed forces and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) recently collaborated in an AUKUS trial in Australia.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) conducts Market Explorations to determine future activities.
A lesson in exceeding the original concept: The journey of Createc's LiDAR autonomous crowd monitoring solution, purchased by Network Rail
A short guide to artificial intelligence (AI), data science and machine learning, explaining the terminology and helping you use and apply the latest advances.
Three contracts awarded to produce new Directed Energy Weapons advanced demonstrators for British Army vehicles and Royal Navy frigate
A short guide to understanding and valuing data, from defining the different types of data to dealing with bad data and bias.
Find out how DASA works with customers and suppliers to find and fund exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security.
Three exciting telexistence technologies demonstrated at the BattleLab as a result of the Telexistence: Phase 2 competition
A simple guide to quantum physics, demystifying quantum technology using everyday language, familiar examples and analogies.
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