The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is excited to announce the launch of a new Early Market Engagement (EME) pilot initiative on the theme of Uncrewed Systems. This pilot aims to collaboratively curate problems alongside industry and academia to determine whether a full competition in this area is required. The initial pilot will concentrate on two critical sub-systems of Uncrewed Systems:
The Early Market Engagement pilot scheme will run collaborative workshops for Defence to work with industry and academia.
- DASA is running an Early Market Engagement (EME) pilot activity on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on the theme of Uncrewed Systems.
- The EME pilot will take a collaborative approach to problem curation with industry/academia to establish the requirement for a full competition.
- Workshops will be held in Bristol, London and Newcastle with the objective to share MOD strategic problems with Industry in order to challenge the problems and identify potential solutions that could rapidly deliver capability for defence.
Workshop dates and registration:
The EME workshops will take place in three locations over six dates as shown below, to apply to attend a workshop visit the Eventbrite page. Applications close at 12:00 midday on 31 October 2024 (GMT).
Newcastle:
- Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT) – 12 November 2024
- Low-cost, Fast Engines – 13 November 2024
To find out more about the workshops and the scheme, visit the government announcement page.