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Linda has been appointed head of the newly formed division to focus on transformative technology, systems, concepts and strategy.
For the first time, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being used by the Royal Navy at sea as part of Exercise Formidable Shield, which is currently taking place off the coast of Scotland.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ships taking part in Formidable Shield 2021 will have the latest artificial intelligence (AI) capability on board.
Finland will become the first country to operate a geological disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel
Two members of Great Britain’s Long Range Shooting Team have been given special access to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's specialist indoor firing range.
Dstl scientists will be conducting a routine survey, which is not connected to any specific threat.
This tutorial paper offers a review of the common names, abbreviations, regulation, psychoactivity and analytical methodology for the principle cannabinoids
The Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring (FORUM) mission will improve climate models and, therefore, climate prediction.
Dstl is working with the British Army, DE&S and industry partners to create the next generation of protection from armoured vehicles and other threats.
Ground-breaking research published in Nature Communications shows that traces of plutonium in the environment can be identified as being from global or local sources.
On World IP Day, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory celebrates innovations such as the electronic pulse dart.
Data captured during the Phantom Echoes 2 project, headed by an international group of defence space scientists, will help improve performance and space safety.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is creating a new unit based at the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) in Newcastle.
The UK will pioneer the world’s largest ocean wildlife monitoring system to help protect life below water as part of the UK Government Blue Belt programme.
Scientists and researchers will get an extra £250 million funding this year to support pioneering research and drive the UK’s ambitions to become a science superpower.
The new division will identify and accelerate transformative technologies, systems, concepts and strategies for defence and security.
More than 60 pupils from across the UK have applied to take part in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s very first virtual work experience placements.
A new plan to make the UK a global centre for the development, commercialisation and adoption of responsible AI will be published this year, the government has announced.
5 UK organisations have been awarded a total of £300,000 from the UK Space Agency to speed up the development of innovative space technology
Our experts describe some of their incredible innovative work, putting the science inside UK defence and security.
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