The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence, providing advanced space science, technology, and advice to the UK government. Dstl focuses on satellite communications, space-based intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and monitoring objects in orbit to protect UK interests. They partner with organizations like UK Space Command, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the UK Space Agency, and international allies such as the US Naval Research Laboratory to develop and test space technologies, including satellite systems and ground stations, ensuring the UK exploits space for defense and security. Associated keywords include: space situational awareness, space domain awareness, military satellite communications, and space-based ISR.
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The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory funded the TERRA-M field trials.
The TERRA-M trials were funded by the United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Open Cosmos is a subcontractor and platform provider on the £5.15 million Orpheus mission for the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Acacia Systems collaborated with Defence Science and Technology Group, the University of Adelaide, Curtin University, and Saab Australia on technology for undersea surveillance.
Funding for the CarbSAR mission came from Oxford Space Systems, SSTL, Airbus Defence and Space, UKDI-DASA, Dstl, and the National Security Strategic Investment Fund.
Spaceflux works with the UK Space Command, the UK Space Agency, and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
The Orpheus mission is a Dstl procured CubeSat mission carrying a suite of international payloads.
Dstl awarded Astroscale UK a £5.15 million contract under the Serapis framework via BAE Systems.
Spaceflux works daily with UK Space Command, the UK Space Agency, and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
The Orpheus mission has critical technical support from Dstl and contributions from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Defense Research and Development Canada.
The Orpheus mission is being developed for dstl, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has signed a contract with US-based AST SpaceMobile to demonstrate a space-based cellular broadband network.
TeLEOS-1 and TeLEOS-2 were developed in collaboration with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency.
The United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is providing a short-wave infrared camera to be hosted on the LISSA nanosatellite.
The trial was the result of a year’s planning and development by QinetiQ and Dstl, including a series of synthetic and flight de-risking trials.
The trial involved collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Royal Navy, and the Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC).
Peter Stockel is the Chief for Robotic and Autonomous Systems at Dstl.
Oxford Space Systems is a 10-year-old venture working with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory of the U.K. Ministry of Defence to create smaller C-band terminals for lower-bandwidth applications.
The collaborative work will build on Oxford Space Systems’ and the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s research on C-band deployable antennas while focusing the new work on developing a smaller and higher-performance Ka-band antenna.
DS-SAR will be used for maritime surveillance with the Singapore Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Agency and will provide commercial services through ST Electronics alongside TELEOS 1 Earth Observation.