Funding call · UKDI · UK
Autonomous Sensor Management and Sensor Counter Deception Phase 2
UK Defence Innovation (incl. former DASA) ·
published 27 Jan 2026 ·
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This UKDI competition (in partnership with Dstl) is seeking proposals for innovations which will deliver autonomous sensor management and fusion approaches. Introduction This competition is run by UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), previously the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA…
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Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autonomous-sensor-management-and-sensor-counter-deception-phase-2 — summarised by Rearm Radar; verify details at source before bidding.
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