10. Prove the value of innovative, high-risk, high-potential-
benefit research to enable development of cost-effective
military capability advantage
Defence White Paper – National Security Through Technology Feb 2012
CDE directive
12. Themed competitions FY15/16
Theme Value
Open-source big data insight £2.25M
Persistent surveillance from the air £2.25M
Agile, immersive training £2.25M
What's inside that building? £1.15M
Understand and interact with cyberspace £1.00M
Security for the internet of things £2.00M
Autonomy and big data £4.00M
Synthetic biology for novel materials £3.50M
Identification and treatment of tinnitus £1.00M
13. Theme Value
Persistent surveillance phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M
Agile and immersive training phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M
Seeing through the clouds ( Jun 16) £2.00M
Autonomy and big data phase 2 (Sep 16) £2.00M
Autonomous Hazardous Scene Assessment (Sep 16) £2.00M
Many drones make light work (Sep 16) £2.00M
Themed competitions FY16/17
Future Air Security Systems Synthetic biology Portable power
14. 6519 proposals received
57% SMEs
CDE headline figures
23% Industry
20% Academia
1059 proposals funded (16%)
19% Themed
13% Enduring
1059 contracts placed
43% SMEs
29% Industry
28% Academia
10% of proposals ‘exploited’
• Into core research programme
• Primes
• Other investors
18. We will launch a defence innovation initiative
We will establish a defence and security accelerator for
government to help the private sector, allies and
academia turn ideas into innovative equipment and
services faster for national security users.
Strategic Defence and Security Review Nov 2015
Strategic Defence and Security Review
23. 10:00 to 10:20
Welcome and CDE update
Jim Pennycook
10:20 to 11:20
Many drones make light work
Themed competition briefing
12:15 to 13:15
Autonomy in hazardous scene
assessment
Themed competition briefing
10:00 to 13:15
CDE enduring
competition
face-to-face
confidential
meetings
Morning
11:30 to 12:00 Coffee break
24. 14:30 to 14:45
Introduction to CDE
Bruce Hardie
14:45 to 15:30
Creating effective
CDE proposals
Bruce Hardie
14:30 to 16:30
Autonomy in
hazardous scene
assessment
Themed
competition
face-to-face
confidential
meetings
Afternoon
14:30 to 16:30
Many drones
make light work
Themed
competition
face-to-face
confidential
meetings
25. Many drones make light work
Autonomous hazardous scene assessment
Today’s competitions