Guidance and regulation

Research, design, delivery and analysis of wargames, to provide insights and support decisions in UK defence and security.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 26 April 2023

Magazine of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).

• From: Defence Equipment and Support and 1 others
• Updated: 22 April 2024

An introduction to thinking about the future: the benefits, key futures concepts, and some of the pitfalls.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 29 September 2021

JSP 940 details the quality policy that shall be applied across MOD organisations for the assurance of acquisition, engineering and logistics support in delivery of defence capability.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 25 June 2021

Dstl provides the UK with world-class capability in applying artificial intelligence, data science and machine learning to defence and security challenges.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 9 August 2021

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.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 31 March 2022

Contact points for UK-based and overseas staff at UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE).

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 13 April 2023

Licence for the export of military components intended for use as parts of equipment previously supplied under licence.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

Licence for the export of military goods and transfers if the export is in support of UK government defence contracts.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 30 December 2022

Guidance on working securely with or for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 5 September 2023

A simple guide to understanding and describing the trustworthiness of autonomous systems and associated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 1 December 2021

Licence allowing the export of a wide range of software and source codes for military goods.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 19 January 2024

Licence allowing the export or transfer of military and dual-use goods to UK armed forces in countries not subject to an embargo.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 30 December 2022

Licence for the transfer of small arms to and from specified countries.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 30 December 2022

A simple guide to quantum physics, demystifying quantum technology using everyday language, familiar examples and analogies.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 23 March 2022

Licence for the export of military goods for the production, development or maintenance of Typhoon aircraft.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 30 December 2022

Exemptions from export and trade control licences for controlled military goods owned by the Crown.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 21 March 2023

Details of the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) past Innovation Focus Areas (IFAs)

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Updated: 19 February 2024

A simple guide and framework for thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy from a systems perspective.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 23 October 2020

Dstl’s incinerator facility near Salisbury provides a specialist disposal solution for hazardous or high security waste materials.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 17 October 2022