DASA Yorkshire & The Humber

Busy morning at the Calderdale & Kirklees Manufacturing Alliance Business breakfast held at the West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services HQ in Brighouse - interesting to hear about the Defence & Security Accelerator programme 🇬🇧 CKMA

📢 Our next Challenge Call will open in June! Over the next few months, we will be hosting three webinars to help innovators understand the Challenge Call and how to submit a successful proposal. These sessions are open to anyone who is interested in submitting a proposal to be selected into DIANA's 2026 cohort. Save the dates:   📅22 May, 15:00 BST - Introducing DIANA's Challenge Call for the 2026 Cohort   📅05 June, 15:00 BST - Tips for a Successful Proposal   📅19 June, 15:00 BST – Understanding Dual-use Technologies 👉 Register now for the first webinar on 22 May: https://lnkd.in/dAT3_Uqw ⚠️ In the meantime, if you are interested in submitting a proposal, you should apply for a DUNS number now! You will need a DUNS or UEI number to proceed through the selection process. You can request your DUNS number here (and make sure you select your country by clicking on the top right corner): https://lnkd.in/djVpHvP3

If you live in Yorkshire and the Humber, do you know who your local #DASA touch point is? 🤔 Your assigned DASA Innovation Partner is Clare Green. If you aren't already, you can follow Clare on her dedicated page: https://ow.ly/LYNE50VG6GU It's also her birthday today, so why not join us in wishing her a very happy birthday! 🎂🥳🎉 -- What is a DASA Innovation Partner? • They are skilled professionals employed by DASA to be a local touch point in the different regions/countries of the UK. • They can offer you support and advice on a variety of DASA products and services. • They have large networks that can provide further opportunities for you. • They are Civil Servants who work for the UK Government and will protect your Intellectual Property. What can a DASA Innovation Partner help me with? • They can help you understand how your innovation may be relevant to Defence and Security. • They can signpost you to opportunities. • They can guide you through the submission process for DASA’s various opportunities. Learn more and connect with your local Innovation Partner: https://ow.ly/86Zb50VG6GW

Online Event by FCI Futures Lab

The Defence BattleLab will shortly be opening up its co-collaboration virtual area. Supported through the UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Innovation Unit. Think of it as a Virtual BattleLab where Military, Academia and Industry innovators can have a low barrier to entry space to share ideas and capabilities, getting to understand what each can offer and act as a hub for information. Some of the improvements we see the Virtual space offering. - Better communication between the BattleLab Defence team and BattleLab Collaborators through regular updates outside of the monthly newsletter. - Military Personnel can engage directly with civilian ideas. - Civilian innovators can provide their concepts, and they can be provided potential pathways for exploitation or further experimentation. - Civilian Innovators can network and collaborate in a space that allows for the building of trust, which will lead from the virtual space to the physical BattleLab on Dorset Innovation Park. - Simple access to the full Defence BattleLab Innovation Ecosystem. The Space is currently undergoing Beta testing as we put the finishing touches on and we look forward to linking up the BattleLab website and newsletter with an access link very shortly. We hope you are as excited as we are!! #BattleLab #Defence #Innovation #Technology #DorsetInnovationPark #VirtualBattleLab #DorsetCouncil #DIU #wazooko #MinistryOfDefence #DefenceIdeas

🔥🔥 Project Hephaestus: DCE is proud to have delivered a ground-breaking demonstration for the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), showcasing an advanced robotic and autonomous wildfire-fighting capability – keeping people out of harm’s way. In collaboration with HIPPO Multipower and Angloco Limited, we integrated our Marionette™ universal control system onto the rugged HIPPO 6x6 platform – transforming it into a highly capable system for remote and hazardous operations. Key features include: 🚜 A heavy-duty flail for clearing brush and creating fire breaks. 👀 A full suite of cameras for teleoperation and situational awareness. 💦 Angloco’s pump and tank unit with high-pressure jet and misting system. 🛡️ Spray nozzles for underbody and wheel protection. This powerful solution, all controlled by Marionette™, is built to access difficult terrain, operate autonomously or remotely, and directly support firefighting efforts where it’s too dangerous for people. We’re thrilled with the outcome of this project, culminating in a highly successful live demonstration. A huge thanks to our project partners and the team at DASA for making Project Hephaestus a reality. 👉 To learn more: 📧 info@dconcepts.co.uk 🌐 www.dconcepts.co.uk

🌐 Two incredible days of #collaboration, #innovation, and #connection at The University of Sheffield! Our #Electromagnetics, #Wireless #Hardware & #RF Devices (EM/HW/RF) Research Group and UKRI National Millimetre Wave Facility had the pleasure of hosting two back-to-back events that brought together brilliant minds from across #academia, #industry, and #government. 📅 15 April 2025 – #EMMA Community of Interest (CoI) Meeting Co-organised with National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Dstl AMP, and the #UK Metamaterials Network, this second annual meeting focused on #RF, #Microwave, and #THz #EM #materials metrology. Thought-provoking #talks, #posters, and lab tours sparked exciting discussions around evolving measurement techniques, standards, and collaboration. 📅 16 April 2025 – EM/Hardware/RF & mmWave Research & Collaboration Funding Day We welcomed funders, #SMEs, and researchers to explore the latest #funding calls and showcase #research activities within our group. With live #demos, facility tours of the UKRI National #mmWave Measurement Facility, and plenty of #networking, the day was all about building meaningful partnerships and supporting innovation in the EM/RF #space. 🙌 A huge thank you to all speakers, attendees, and collaborators who made both days such a success. We’re excited about the future opportunities these connections will bring! Interested in using our facility for your research/project or seeking #consultation and #collaboration? 🤝Reach out at mmwave@sheffield.ac.uk. 🌐Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/efF3nSk2 👉 Connect on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/eVxZyp9r Prof. Eddie Ball, Lee Ford, Alan Tennant, Stephen Henthorn, Rola S., Salam Khamas, Sumin David Joseph, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Sheffield, Pratik Deshpande, Rachel Ball, Hang Yu, Clare Green, Adam Wilcox, Stephanie Russin, Malik Ehsan Ejaz, Glenn McCauley, Mahmoud Wagih, Karl Lymer, Bob Clarke, Andrew Gregory, Christopher King, Gavin Cox, Chris Stevens, Jessica Boland, Stephen Hanham, Yi Huang, Jiafeng Zhou, Sam Humphriss, Wei Sam, Hari Hara Subramanian, Jennie Holmes, Johan Skatt, EPSRC, Slipstream Engineering Design Ltd, APC Technology Group Ltd, Tom Scanlon, Farran Technology, RFbeam Microwave.