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Read how DSI has helped enhance the defence ecosystem through collaborations, funding and networking in our latest impact case studies in the defence sector

UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) – Open Call for Innovation: Advanced Materials for Defence (IFA038)

DASA is seeking innovative solutions across two challenges in Advanced Materials: Challenge 1 – Intelligent Materials and Structures – focused on materials and structures that can either sense changes in
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UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) – Open Call for Innovation: AI for Defence (IFA039)

DASA is seeking proposals that harness all types of AI to deliver significant benefits to Defence. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: autonomous logistics and logistics
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UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) – Themed Competition: Analysing and Understanding Audiences (Phase 1)

DASA is seeking proposals that can help UK Defence develop capability in Analysing and Understanding Audiences. It is focused on identifying innovative tools, techniques and methods that have potential to
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DARPA – Biological Technologies Office – Somnus – DARPA-SN-23-40

DARPA is soliciting proposals for research aimed at identifying molecules and mechanisms of host interactions with the gut microbiome that are associated with the restorative effect of sleep on cognitive
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DARPA Microsystems Technology Office – Request for Information – New Approaches for Failure Analysis in 3D Heterogeneously Integrated Circuits – DARPA-SN-25-30

DARPA is seeking information on new techniques and approaches to localize faults and characterize defects in 3D heterogeneously integrated microsystems. This RFI seeks to gather information on: new experimental techniques
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DARPA Defense Sciences Office – Multi-Objective Engineering and Testing of ALloy Structures (METALS) – HR001123S0029

DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of material testing and design optimization. The METALS program will develop foundational technologies enabling material as an explicit, continuous variable in
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DARPA – Microsystems Exploration Topic – Large Area Device-Quality Diamond Substrates (LADDIS) – DARPA-PA-21-05-03

DARPA is seeking submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of extreme environment electronics. This μE is issued under the Program Announcement for Microsystems Exploration,
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DARPA Microsystem Technology Office – Faithful Integrated Reverse-Engineering and Exploitation (FIRE) – HR001123S0025

The FIRE program seeks to develop transformative tools to find, exploit, and patch vulnerabilities in medium-complexity cyberphysical systems (CPS) within a month from when the physical system is delivered to
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American Australian Association Veterans’ Fund – Graduate Scholarship

The Veterans’ Fund provides support of up to US $40,000 to Australian and American Veterans undertaking or planning to undertake full-time Undergraduate or Graduate level study in any disciplinary field, at an
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UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) – Themed Competition: Populating the World of Training

Run on behalf of the British Army in support of the Future Collective Training System (FCTS), this competition seeks to help the British Army transform its training systems to deliver
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