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DASA has
launched an Innovation Focus Area called, Making Science
Fiction a Reality: Future Directed Energy Weapons
- Funding provided by the Defence Science and Technology
Laboratory (Dstl)
- £500k in overall funding available for proposals which
present ideas to contribute to the first generation of deployed
Directed Energy Weapons
The Defence and Security
Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to
launch an Innovation Focus Area (IFA) called Making Science Fiction a
Reality: Future Directed Energy Weapons. This IFA is seeking innovations that
will help contribute to the development of the first generation
of deployed Directed Energy Weapons across Land, Sea and Air
domains.
This IFA is run on
behalf of the Defence Science and
Technology Laboratory(Dstl).
Funding
£500k in overall funding is available for this IFA, with £50k-£200k expected to
fund each proposal.
Do you have an innovation which could help develop the first
generation of Directed Energy Weapons? Read the full IFA and submit your proposal.
Developing the first generation of Directed Energy
Weapons
Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) are systems capable of
discrete target selection that emit laser or Radio Frequency (RF)
energy as the primary means to cause disruptive, damaging or
destructive effects on equipment or facilities.
The vision of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is to make Directed Energy
Weapons a realistic choice for our armed forces, which can
contribute to a decisive edge and sustain strategic advantage.
This IFA seeks
proposals that enhance the performance and/or reduce the size,
mass and volume of the system and subsystem areas associated with
laser and RF Directed Energy Weapons. For example, innovations
that improve:
- laser and RF Source technology
- system automation
- advanced power and cooling technologies that can be
ultimately integrated onto military platforms
- beam control
- target detection
- battle Damage indication
- test and evaluation
For more on the competition scope, read the full IFA document.
Submit a proposal
Do you have a solution or novel approach that may help
Dstl and
DE&Sunderstand the
next steps to develop and introduce Directed Energy Weapons into
service across Land, Sea and Air domains?
Read the full competition document to learn more and submit a proposal.
