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U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

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The Space Summit is supported by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), SG Innovate, Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau (SECB), Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Space Faculty, and Space Industry Association – India (SIA-India).

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)NoiseJan 11, 2026Countdown on for Singapore Space Summit 2026

Space Summit 2026 is supported by the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA).

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Narrative GeneralDec 16, 2025Momentum building for Singapore Space Summit 2026

TeLEOS-1 and TeLEOS-2 were developed in collaboration with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Org RelationshipNov 25, 2025Latest News

The United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is providing a short-wave infrared camera to be hosted on the LISSA nanosatellite.

Mentioned as: Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryTechnical ProductOct 11, 2024Microsatellite project to monitor objects in space over Canada + the South Pole

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.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2024QinetiQ achieves UK’s first jet-to-jet teaming between aircraft and autonomous drone

Peter Stockel is the Chief for Robotic and Autonomous Systems at Dstl.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2024QinetiQ achieves UK’s first jet-to-jet teaming between aircraft and autonomous drone

The trial involved collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Royal Navy, and the Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC).

Mentioned as: DstlTechnical ProductApr 29, 2024QinetiQ achieves UK’s first jet-to-jet teaming between aircraft and autonomous drone

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.

Mentioned as: defence science and technology laboratoryTechnical ProductSep 8, 2023Viasat researching more portable satcoms terminals for dismounted soldiers

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.

Mentioned as: UK Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryTechnical ProductSep 7, 2023Viasat and Oxford Space Systems Collaborating on Low Size, Weight, and Power SATCOM Capability

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.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Narrative GeneralJul 31, 2023ISRO: The PSLV-C56 / DS-SAR mission successfully accomplished

The primary payload DS-SAR is a 360-kilogram remote-sensing satellite developed in partnership with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and ST Engineering.

Mentioned as: Defence Science and Technology AgencyTechnical ProductJul 30, 2023India launches seven satellites on PSLV rocket

TeLEOS-2 was developed in partnership with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency on behalf of the Government of Singapore.

Mentioned as: Defence Science and Technology AgencyTechnical ProductApr 25, 2023ST Engineering Debuts its Inaugural SAR Satellite Launch

TeLEOS-2 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite developed in partnership between the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) representing the Government of Singapore and ST Engineering.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Org RelationshipApr 24, 2023ISRO’s PSLV successfully places 2 Singapore Satellites into Orbit

The Start Me Up manifest included Prometheus-2, two cubesats owned by the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Defense Science & Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and co-funded with Airbus Defence and Space.

Mentioned as: dstlNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

Prometheus-2 is co-funded by Airbus Defence and Space and is being jointly designed with In-Space Missions to support MOD science and technology activities and development of ground systems focused at Dstl’s site near Portsmouth.

Mentioned as: dstlNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2022Virgin Orbit announces Start Me Up mission from UK

Prometheus-2 consists of two cubesats owned by the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and is co-funded with Airbus Defence and Space and jointly designed with In-Space Missions.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Org RelationshipOct 11, 2022With the manifest complete, Virgin Orbit’s flight hardware is heading to Spaceport Cornwall for the 1st orbital launch from U.K. soil

Prometheus-2 will support MOD science and technology activities on-orbit and the development of ground systems focused at Dstl’s site near Portsmouth.

Mentioned as: DstlTechnical ProductOct 11, 2022With the manifest complete, Virgin Orbit’s flight hardware is heading to Spaceport Cornwall for the 1st orbital launch from U.K. soil

DASA collaborated with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Space Program to deploy a low-cost, rapid concept-to-technology demonstrator for global monitoring and geolocating signals with Spire.

Mentioned as: Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryOrg RelationshipMay 18, 2022Spire Global’s SPaaS Smallsats Take A Ride To Orbit On The SpaceX Transporter-5 Rideshare Mission

In-Space Missions won a contract valued at £9,500,000from the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on 2021-08-09 to build an experimental smallsat called Titania.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Org RelationshipSep 14, 2021BAE Systems to acquire smallsat company In-Space Missions

The Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory awarded In-Space Missions a contract valued at £9,500,000for the Titania Operational Concept Demonstrator on 2021-08-09.

Mentioned as: U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)Org RelationshipAug 9, 2021In-Space Missions wins contract for British military smallsat
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