The Defence and Security Accelerator is delighted to announce the launch of our next competition: Intelligent Ship – the Next Generation, on 19 June 2019 in London.

Intelligent techniques and automation will have a significant impact across all aspects of Defence in the future and it is essential that Defence embraces the potential of intelligent systems, approaches and technology.

Intelligent ship will instigate change in the manufacture, design and operational capability of the UK Fleet. We will exploit Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Data Science to revolutionise not only how data and information is used, presented and interacted with, but also in how ships are designed, work together, are operated and manned. New technologies and approaches will drive a future fleet, made up of fundamentally different platform types, sizes and roles than of those seen in today’s Royal Navy.

Join the Defence and Security Accelerator, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, and the Royal Navy on 19 June 2019 to celebrate the launch of this innovative challenge. Find out more about the competition, encompassed challenges, and how you can get involved.

The competition is split into 6 challenges:

1. Mission planning and decision aides
2. Information fusion
3. Sensor and information management
4. Novel human-machine interfaces
5. Human-machine teaming (in challenges 1-4)
6. Integration

Up to £4m has been allocated to this multi-phase competition.

Sign up by 1700 , Monday 17th June 2019