The Defence and Security
Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to
launch a new Themed Competition, Disruptive Science and
Technology Impacting the Future of Defence. Run on behalf of
the Defence Science and
Technology Laboratory (Dstl), this
competition seeks exciting concepts, technologies, or ideas that
may disrupt the future of defence.
The outcome of this competition is anticipated to be a pool of
novel Science and Technology (S&T) ideas / concepts that
may disrupt the defence landscape and have the potential to lead
to radical change.
Key dates and funding
£750k (exc. VAT)
funding is available for this Themed Competition. The value of
each funded submission is £50k.
The deadline to submit a proposal is midday (BST) 12 October 2022
Do you have a disruptive idea or concept? Read the full competition
document and submit a proposal.
Getting ready for the technologies that will shape the
future defence landscape
The Defence Science and Technology Futures (DSTF) Programme
identifies novel early stage research which may have a
significant game-changing or disruptive impact on future military
capability.
The DSTF Programme
recognises the need to look beyond the current, developed science
and technology landscape, and this Themed Competition has been
launched to support this need.
DASA and Dstl seek
ideas that may underpin generation-after-next technology,
concepts or approaches and could disrupt traditional technologies
or ways of thinking. Proposals submitted to this competition will
help defence understand how current novel Science and Technology
(S&T) might
develop and impact defence priorities, to help plan for the
future, combat threats and take advantage of opportunities.
We are interested in low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) ideas (TRL 1-2) from any
discipline. Proposals submitted for this competition do not need
to fulfil contemporary defence requirements.
Requirement areas
This competition has one requirement area.
Requirement 1: Evaluating Disruptive S&T ideas and their
impact on the Future of Defence
The goal of this requirement is to help Dstl develop
an understanding of ideas to help determine their potential to be
disruptive. Proposals should examine how the idea may fit within
the future defence landscape, rather than the confines of
contemporary technologies and capabilities.
Ideas that might help solve this requirement include:
- early stage science and technology that currently do not have
a defence application
- ideas identified through horizon scanning or technology
watch, that may be disruptive and should be researched further
- ideas developed through brainstorming or other workshopping
approaches that may have the potential to disrupt the future
defence landscape but are at a very low Technology Readiness
Level (TRL 1-2)
Any ideas submitted to this requirement must have a theoretical
basis supported by reasoned explanation.
To learn more about the challenge area of the
competition, read the full competition
document here.
Webinar21 September 2022
This webinar will provide more information on the challenge areas
and how to submit a proposal. There will also be an opportunity
to ask questions in the Q&A. If you would like to get
involved, please register on the DASA Eventbrite
page.
Register
now
Submit a proposal
Do you have a potentially disruptive idea or concept that may
disrupt the future of defence? Submit your idea and help
the DSTF Programme
improve its ability to research and prepare for the future
defence technology landscape.
Learn more and submit a
proposal.
