This blog is now closed
This blog is now closed
The Defence Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics community has been using different channels to communicate its work, so we will no longer be updating this blog.
Opening access to software innovation
At the end of 2014, Dstl established an official presence on GitHub and released the source code for a web application called Ideaworks. This first project was a ‘pipe-cleaner’ - a way to see if it was even possible to release code using …
Testing the mettle of armoured vehicles
Despite the cold, I was excited. It was the first day we got to explosively test the prototypes that British industry had been developing, for what would soon become the Foxhound vehicle. The weather in the Northumbrian hills was below zero and …
Modelling engine and power concepts for future naval ships
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As one of Frazer-Nash's technical experts and project managers, I’m responsible for the company’s work to support the MOD’s Maritime Equipment Systems Enabling framework agreement. This is looking at the future of naval vessels by developing a set of models …
Sleep, shower, analyse defence - on exercise with an analyst
I am a volunteer for the Support to Operations readiness pool, which comprises analysts from across Defence, primarily from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ,who are available to support defence exercises alongside members of the Deployment Team. So …
IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Naomi Mitchison inspires the next generation
Engineering has a lot of interesting careers within it, but when I graduated with an Electronics degree and was looking for my first role, I struggled to find any positions that reflected the same quality of innovation that I had …
'Super' senses for future forces - technology that could create super ‘sensitive’ soldiers
With the current avalanche of superhero movies hitting the big screens, it’s sometimes easy to forget that real battles are still being fought by highly-trained humans with regular human senses, speed and reaction times. But technology is coming to …
Nobel Prize for international effort to eliminate chemical weapons - and some seeds to success
I am currently in my second year as Vice-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – the first time a UK official has held this post for two consecutive years since the …
'Quick fit' vehicle armour matches protection to changing threats
MOD has developed the Land Open Systems Architecture, which includes vehicle standards for Generic Vehicle Architecture that apply to Land platforms such as the Scout SV armoured vehicle, the latest platform under development for the British Army. The Generic Vehicle …
A well connected, well informed, lighter loaded, soldier of the future
The ‘internet of things’ is coming with companies spending big money on research and development (R&D) and marketing to make sure your next fridge, washing machine and coffee maker will be hooked up to the internet. Web-connected electricity meters are …
UK quantum science offers a 'leap' forward to Defence technologies
Quantum technology has the potential to significantly advance UK defence and security in a range of areas, including timing, navigation, and sensing. This could be the second 'quantum revolution' - following that from the first half of the 20th century, …