OBC RDSC

Description:

We are one of a growing network of regional clusters, whose purpose is to enable defence and security organisations to meet emerging threats in a timely manner, by enhancing and invigorating the UK industrial base. We are thereby helping the Government to deliver the ambitions of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and the Defence Command Paper, “Defence in a Competitive Age”.

Our region covers Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns, including
parts of old Berkshire. We collaborate closely with DASA, DSTL and other parts of the MOD. Our main drive is to stimulate innovation within the D&S sector by helping SMEs and research organisations to engage with it and to obtain development contracts.

We hold frequent events, generally focussed on particular technologies, where networking and partnership building are facilitated. We also promulgate information on opportunities such as Open Calls and Competitions in the D&S sectors, for instance those by Innovate UK and DASA.

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