defencebattlelab

Free desk booking currently

A DIFFERENT KIND OF WORKSPACE

CO-CREATE WITH THE MoD

The BattleLab ecosystem will support the scale and development of new solutions to defence problems, delivering technology into the hands of the end-user faster while providing regional and UK growth.

TACKLE COMPLEX PROBLEMS

A virtual and physical community, the BattleLab allows academia, and both traditional and non-traditional suppliers to access facilities alongside Defence.

COLLABORATE WITH SPECIALISTS

Our facility is home to end-users from different trades and specialisations across Defence; people who help collaborators navigate the MoD and make engagement more accessible.

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DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY

Defence does not hold the monopoly on innovation. Many militaries now leverage technologies developed in the commercial sector rather than developing bespoke solutions for their requirements.​

The Defence BattleLab was born out of the need to embrace uncertainty, pivot in response to rapid global change and leverage emerging technology faster.

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THE BENEFITS

Benefit from hot desks, breakout rooms, conference facilities, event space and places to make, test and trial solutions.

Once you are a community member, you can book facilities that work for you, including short-term community hot desks or more permanent dedicated desks. Located at Dorset Innovation Park, surrounded by acres of greenery and wildlife, the park is steeped in history as a former energy test facility that housed the development of the first steam-generating heavy water reactor.

Community members can also request to use the engineering workshop, conference, event space and breakout rooms.

ACCESSIBLE THROUGH BATTLELAB