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A community of interest for academic institutions to partner with Dstl on deterrence and related topics such as assurance, coercion and conflict escalation.
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Award recognition for Dstl and DASA
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Staff working on the DragonFire laser energy weapon were among those commended by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and Chief of the General Staff.
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OFEME symposium to be biggest so far
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The fifth annual event will bring together themes including quantum, AI, electronic systems, antennas and space technologies.
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Access Dstl's published research
Guidance
View highlights of some of our most recently published research on this page. You can also download a complete list of our published research.
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A new game-changing weapon that uses radio waves to disable enemy electronics and take down multiple drones at once is under development for the UK’s armed forces.
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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is leading on the creation of the United Kingdom Microbial Forensics Consortium (UKMFC).
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What we do
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) works within UK defence and security.
Dstl is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence.
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Headquarters
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 0JQ (Alternative postcode for some sat-nav systems: SP4 0JG)
United Kingdom
Central enquiries
01980 950000
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Porton Down
Salisbury
Wiltshire
United Kingdom
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