DASA (the Defence and Security Accelerator) has launched Space to Innovate – Charlie Drop, which will support space science and technology innovations that can aid UK Defence and Security.

Charlie Drop aims to attract novel scientific and technological solutions from a broad range of innovators, including academia and industry, to address the UK’s Defence and Security space challenges. Up to £1.5 millon in funding will be availble for innovative technologies.

There are 3 challenge areas which address themes set out by the Defence Space Strategy.

Charlie Drop follows on from the Alpha and Bravo Drops, and offers a broader range of challenge areas to explore novel solutions.

Click here to see how you can get involved in the any of the three challenges below:

• novel ways to achieve fine resolution collection for intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR)
• technologies and techniques to alert, protect and defend satellites
• satellite and ground segment technologies for future Defence and Security operations

The total funding available for Space to Innovate – Charlie Drop is £1.5 million (excl VAT). DASA expects to fund between 3 and 12 proposals over a 24 month period.

The deadline to submit a proposal is 12 midday BST on Wednesday 12th July 2023.