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  • Industry Challenge: UAVs and their components

    07 Jul 2023 Defence Engage Matchmaking
    We have a major defence client interested in connecting with SMEs and suppliers offering Uncrewed Aerial Systems and/or their component parts. Applicants for this challenge will need to have a product ...
  • For a considerable time, the Pentagon has faced criticism for expensive weapon acquisition programs characterized by expanding requirements, resulting in significant delays and exceeding budgets. Howe ...
  • The Australian government has officially launched the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) as part of its transition to conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines. Based in Canberra, the ASA will be ...
  • The German Armed Forces Planning Office has granted a research contract to Airbus Defence and Space, Quantum-Systems, and Spleenlab to showcase and examine the essential artificial intelligence compon ...
  • The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) is organizing a Proposers Day to inform potential proposers about the objectives of the anticipated Broad Agen ...
  • Increasing the Army’s efficiency This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals to boost the British Army’s domination of the ‘near surface’ (0-10,000ft above ground level). ...
  • NATO's upcoming technology accelerator is set to launch its initial series of tasks in the coming week, aiming to elicit creative solutions from startups that can address real-world problems for the a ...
  • Experts from BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo UK, MBDA and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are collaborating with a range of British small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop the technologi ...
  • The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Google Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today as part of a new agreement to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence ...
  • UK and US reach commitment in principle over 'data bridge’

    12 Jun 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The UK and US have committed in principle to facilitate the free flow of personal data between the UK and the United States through a new ‘data bridge’ in 2021, the UK exported more than £79 million o ...
  • The US Air Force has chosen 37 companies to participate in the Training Systems Acquisition IV program, valued at $32.5bn. This contract aims to develop, install, and maintain advanced training system ...
  • The UK must act quickly if we want to retain our position as one of the world’s tech capitals, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells tech leaders.
  • World first as UK hosts inaugural AUKUS AI and autonomy trial

    05 Jun 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The work saw the initial joint deployment of Australian, UK and US AI-enabled assets in a collaborative swarm to detect and track military targets in a representative environment in real time. Acceler ...
  • According to a recent analysis conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Australia's military spending is projected to decline over the next two years, despite the ongoing discussions re ...
  • The Coventry-based armor manufacturer and vehicle integrator, NP Aerospace, has been granted an extension of their vehicle contract by the Ministry of Defence, worth £63 million. NP Aerospace has been ...
  • DASA has launched the Charlie Drop of the Space to Innovate Campaign Up to £1.5 million in funding available for innovative technologies that can aid UK Defence and Security to develop future space sc ...
  • Space Cluster Infrastructure Funding Call

    29 May 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The UK Space Agency is excited to announce the launch of a new fund, dedicated to Space R&D Infrastructure. The Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) will award more than £50 million in matched fu ...
  • Senior leaders overseeing the development of sixth-generation fighter jets in Europe have expressed their commitment to collaborating on technology sharing and weapons development among their respecti ...
  • The Biden administration has given approval for a sale of Chinook helicopters worth $8.5 billion to Germany.  The State Department has informed Congress that the United States plans to sell Germany 60 ...
  • UK and Japan strengthen science and tech ties in Tokyo

    22 May 2023 UK Government Press Release
    UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperation deepening relationship on science and technology follows initial joint UK-Japan projects annou ...
  • UK leads Europe in race for space investment, new report finds

    22 May 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The UK is the most attractive destination for private investment in space after the US Nine of the largest UK venture capital firms have invested in space since 2015 Key areas of investment in the UK ...
  • The Department of Defense released the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, or NDSTS, today. Guided by the National Defense Strategy, the NDSTS articulates the science and technology prio ...
  • Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down what is his second budget, with a surprise surplus, but what does it mean for Defence in light of the recently released Defence Strategic Review?
  • £560 million contract to deliver management of facilities, rural estates and operational services. 1,308 jobs supported across the entirety of the UK Defence Training Estate, delivering on the Prime M ...

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