The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched Phase 2 of A Joint Effort. Join the competition team for a dial in on Monday 28th October 2019, 10.00am to 11.30am. We will provide a short briefing on the competition process and scope followed by an open forum Q&A session.

This dial in will be followed with the opportunity to book a 20 minute one to one slot with the competition team to discuss questions specific to your proposal. There will be a limited number of slots available and these will be booked on a first come, first serve basis.

In Phase 2, the campaign is seeking to increase collaboration between the two nations, building both on innovations from Phase 1 and exploring entirely new concepts.

The technical challenges remain unchanged from Phase 1. Many different materials are within scope, including joining combinations of composites, metals, ceramics and polymers. Potential joining solutions should provide enhanced capability through one of the following:

improved performance through use of new material combinations or structural designs
improved durability of structures through better joints
improved ability to maintain joints through the life of the military platform

Full details can be found in the competition document which has been published on GOV.UK and proposals are now being accepted. This competition will close at midday on 31st January 2020.

Please note:

one to one slots are available through a separate link
details of the dial in along with the slide set, will be sent before the meeting commences
registration will close at 10am on Friday 25th October 2019
if the event is oversubscribed, we may place a limitation on the number of attendees from a single organisation

Please contact accelerator@dstl.gov.uk with any questions

A Joint Effort: Dial In