SEA to work with Roke and QinetiQ on £5m Dstl research contract
SEA has been contracted by Roke Manor Research Ltd. to provide input into a three-year, £5 million research contract by the UK Government's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) - the Dismounted Close Combat Sensors (DCCS) Research Programme.
Under the DCCS Research Programme, SEA will work with Roke and QinetiQ to lead a team of specialists, drawn from across industry and academia to assess, mature and integrate innovative sensor technology for the dismounted close combat soldier.
SEA - who already lead the Delivering Dismounted Effect (DDE) Research programme - will have specific responsibilities for developing architectures and assessing the benefits of potential technology. SEA will be drawing on its experience of developing open system architectures and conducting similar work on Future Dismounted Close Combat Research Programme. Additionally, SEA’s Human Factors Team will be integral to assessing the benefits of potential solutions to the human as a system.
Steve Hill, MD of SEA, said: “This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with Roke and QinetiQ in a combined leadership role. This is new territory for the three of us but we’re all confident the benefits to UK Defence will considerable from this approach. We’re also looking forward to bringing the experience and knowledge we’ve gained from DDE to this challenging opportunity which we are confident will deliver some exploitable benefits.”
