Innovation
The Army Innovation branch houses the Army’s solutions accelerator for delivering novel approaches and new technology into the hands of the user at pace.
Its role is threefold:
- Enable the Army to test new and novel ideas, collecting evidence to allow capability sponsors to make informed decisions at the balance of investment stage.
- Provide an alternative pathway for the Army to test and develop those new ideas that, due to the pace of technological change, have not been considered by the normal procurement process.
- Link the Army to those developing new and novel solutions to our problems, to the end user, and to those who are nearest the problems and best placed to offer development advice. This includes areas of common interest across Defence.
Defence BattleLab
The Army is proud to be part of the BattleLab, a collaborative environment in partnership with Dorset Council, The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (DLEP). The BattleLab is an opportunity for Defence problems to collide with industry solutions, an environment for academics, innovators and end users to ideate, fail fast and succeed sooner.
Discover more about the Defence BattleLabDefence Ideas
Defence Ideas is the Army's online platform to collect ideas and observations whilst allowing collaboration and development to occur, ensuring that we as an organisation make the most of our people, their good ideas and insights.
If you have an idea, no matter how big or small, no matter what the subject, we want to hear it.
Submissions are encouraged from all MOD civilian and Armed Forces personnel.
Click here to visit Defence Ideas