We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
At DASA, we find and fund exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity.
SAPIENT enables interoperability of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled sensors, combined with intelligent fusion and sensor management.
Meet some of our world-class people and find out what it's like to work at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Help keep our people safe as we push the boundaries of cutting-edge science and technology.
This guidance explains our competition process and how your proposal is assessed.
DASA seeks innovations to provide protection for land based assets from air attacks
Development of a standard approach for AI and autonomy in networked multi-sensor systems in security and defence.
The home of Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on GOV.UK. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is the science inside UK defence and security.
The rollout of laser weapons systems far quicker than expected, following defence procurement reforms, with DragonFire to be on Royal Navy warships from 2027.
View highlights of some of our most recently published research on this page. You can also download a complete list of our published research.
You can access defence science and technology research via our central repository, and submit your own research.
Newletters providing updates for the forensic community in support of the Fingermark Visualisation Manual since 2003.
Strategic Command unveils the Defence Experimentation and Wargaming Hub at Southwick Park, Defence’s home for wargaming and decision support.
The main decision-making, executive and managerial bodies at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
A military laser which could boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone.
How suppliers can participate in our frameworks and how customers can use Dstl frameworks to procure science and technology (S&T) research.
This webinar recording discusses the opportunity, issues and military benefits that the Information Age presents.
Earn, learn and grow new skills as an apprentice at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
This accessible documents policy applies to information on gov.uk that is published by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Research and scientific rationale behind the processes within the Fingermark Visualisation Manual Second Edition (2022).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.