Fifty years ago, major technological developments were primarily driven by the space race and the Cold War. Today, almost all technology development, derived from current global S&T investment, is driven by the consumer market. Advanced technology development, once the realm of government laboratories, is now carried out to a large extent in the civil and commercial sectors. As technology continues to be driven by market needs, exploitation of technology to meet defence and security needs will require an increasing focus and understanding of emerging technologies and their opportunities and impacts on the future of Defence and Security. As well as increased understanding of the evolving physical and social environments in which Defence operates.
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Sensors have for a long time played a vital role in battle awareness for all our armed forces, ranging from advanced imaging technologies, such as radar and sonar to acoustic and the electronic surveillance. Sensors are ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
The project focuses on the development of small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities for detecting explosive and chemical substances, which directly addresses the question.
Persistent real-time, multi-sensor, multi-modal surveillance capabilities will be at the core of the future operating environment for the Ministry of Defence; such techniques will also be a core technology in modern soci...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
The project aims to develop signal processing techniques for multi-modal surveillance capabilities, which aligns with the need for small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities in the question.
The nature of the modern battlefield is changing dramatically. Electronic communication is allowing unprecedented interchange of data and information between platforms. Advances in electronics are allowing the possibilit...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Newcastle University
While the project focuses on signal processing solutions for the networked battlespace, it does not specifically address the development of small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities mentioned in the question.