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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick Sees Dstl’s Police Innovation
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida Dick, has visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to see the latest innovations being trialled in support of the police and judicial system.
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Home Secretary sees first-hand the science supporting UK police
Dstl – the science inside UK defence and security showcased a selection of the vital work it is doing on behalf the Home Office.
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Dstl awards £300 million weapons research contract
The Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF) contract will provide the armed forces with the battle winning technology to fight future conflicts including directed energy, complex and conventional weapons technologies
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UK and US militaries launch £800,000 International Space Pitch Day
Start-up tech companies and inventors will get the chance to pitch directly to UK and US military leaders for the $1-million investment to fast-track their ideas for cutting-edge Space innovations.
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The Future of Our Cities: Dstl publishes new report on the future of urban living
A new report has been published which makes predictions about how we will live in cities in the future.
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"Take aim, press print."
A project at Dstl has created a new technique which could offer on-demand, 3D-printed explosives at the front line.
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What Defence Science and Technology Laboratory does
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) ensures that innovative science and technology contribute to the defence and security of the UK.
Dstl is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence.
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- SQW report - Assessment of the economic and wider benefits of Ploughshare Innovations Ltd's commercialisation activities
- The probabilistic elicitation of subjective data
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Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 0JQ (Alternative postcode for some sat-nav systems: SP4 0JG)
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