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DASA has
launched a new Innovation Focus Area (IFA) called Artificial
Intelligence for Defence
- This IFA is run on
behalf of the Defence AI Centre (DAIC), which seeks to exploit
innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) research at pace
- This IFA seeks to
harness many types of AI innovations to deliver
significant benefits to defence, such as autonomous logistics,
machine-speed decision making and human-machine teaming for
military effects
The Defence and Security
Accelerator (DASA) and the Defence AI Centre(DAIC) are pleased to launch a new
Innovation Focus Area (IFA), Artificial Intelligence
for Defence. This IFA seeks proposals for innovative
research projects that apply AI to defence challenges and /
or aim to overcome common barriers to implementing AI within defence.
Applying AI
to overcome common defence challenges
The Defence AI Strategy (DAIS) sets out the UK’s vision to
adapt and exploit Artificial Intelligence (AI) at pace and scale for
defence advantage. This IFAaims to generate the best ideas
from a diverse range of innovators and offers the opportunity for
innovators to suggest AI projects to defence.
The application of AI to defence challenges will
enhance military capability, allowing the UK and its allies to
maintain an advantage in defence and security. Defence also wants
to harness the efficiency benefits that AI is bringing to a wide range
of other sectors. Examples of desired outcomes from AI include changes in:
- the quality and timeliness of intelligence data available to
military commanders
- the effectiveness in planning and conducting operations
- reducing the risk to life of armed forces personnel through
the use of uncrewed, autonomous platforms
- automating routine tasks to free defence personnel up to do
higher value activities
- achieving better value for the taxpayer by making the
business of defence more efficient
Do you have a novel idea or concept? Read the full IFA document and submit a
proposal.
DASA and
DAIC are interested in
funding proposals that harness all types of AI to deliver significant
benefits to defence. For example:
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autonomous logistics and any research with the potential to
significantly improve the efficiency of the logistics chain
or increase availability
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exploiting operational data, e.g. to support intelligence
analysis, or to protect the force. This could require using
open source data or classified data from any source,
including sensors; if the exploitation of the innovation is
likely to use classified data, your proposal would benefit
from considering how this could be achieved (please note that
no classified data will be provided)
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human-machine teaming for military effect (including the use
of autonomous systems within the force, and the coordination
of multiple crewed / autonomous systems)
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machine-speed decision making (e.g. to support operational
planning and command and control)
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increasing efficiency, or how defence manages and supports
its people and its systems
For a more detailed breakdown of this IFA’s challenge areas, read the full IFAdocument.
Is your innovation suitable for this IFA? See DASA’s other
AI
competitions.
Please note that proposals addressing the application of
AI to either
sub-threshold activity in the information domain, or
understanding and analysing audiences should apply to different
DASA
competitions. These particular themes will be will be the focus
of the competitions, Machine Speed Strategic Analysis (MSSA) and
Understanding Audiences.
See Competitions in our
Pipeline for more information.
Please speak to your
Innovation Partner if you have any
questions.Submit a proposal
Do you have an AI
innovation that applies AI to defence challenges and /
or aims to overcome common barriers to implementing AI within defence?
Read the full IFA and submit a proposal.
