Hi Folks,

You may be aware of 2 documents released recently.

1 The first was released by the Digital twin Consortium ( a US version of this group). The LinkedIn entry has the following description:

Highlights:

– How the lack of standardized frameworks is hindering industry momentum

— Siloed systems prevent seamless lifecycle connectivity

– INCOSE…

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Hi Su,

I’m having the same problem with the Defence Digital Network and have tried to engage with whoever is responsible for sorting things.

However, I have not had much success, even asking for a copy of the backup (I assume they would have made) so I could restore it myself. We have two ‘Documents’ topic headings in the top bar and I can’t even…

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Hi Folks,

DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator) is an organisation that funds innovative research in areas of interest to defence.

They have a recent call for Modernising testing and evaluation methods to future-proof defence. Clicking the link will take you to their site and information about the call.

The funding level is £50K to £200K per s…

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Hi Folks, sorry about the missing information since the web update. I am working to try to restore it and I hope we will be back to normal soon.
Cheers, Dave

Sorry folks, the link went wrong!

The text was correct but all of it is needed – here’s another try:

https://www.TheRTDC.com/DTHub/MOD_and_DTs.pdf

Dave

Hi Folks,

Once again, “welcome” to our new members, thank you for joining us and please feel free to add your experiences, thoughts. comments and ideas to our shared cause!

Activity on the network has been quiet during the summer. The previous ‘Introductory Overview’ that can be found in the ‘Documents’ section of this network (se…

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Hi Folks,

As always, “welcome” to our new members, I hope you find something useful in this network!

1. The following may be useful as an update/reminder on the structure of defence:
   1. MOD Comprises:
      • Dstl – (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) a research organisation.
      • DE&S (Defence Equipment &…

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Welcome to those of you new to this group!

It’s good to see more people joining, especially interesting is the wide background now represented by our members. I hope this will stimulate 2-way sharing of information, knowledge and experience between the defence and other sectors.

To new members particularly, please look at an article in t…

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Hi Folks,

Very best wishes for 2022 and a special welcome to those of you new to this group. I look forward to getting to know you all better in the coming months.

So, how might you benefit/contribute to what we do?

The links between the defence and civil sectors are shortening with experiences being shared and, as a result, lessons…

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Defence & Digital

Work is being undertaken to implement a Defence Digital Transformation. Recently, several prominent figures have been appointed to further that objective. In this sense, ‘defence’ includes homeland security with its response to civilian threats and disasters, not only terrorist or cyber related but also natural ones suc…

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Team Defence Information (TDI) held the back-brief of the first-term’s work by their Defence Support Digital Twin Community of Practice last Wednesday (20th Oct). In addition to the keynote speaker from the MOD, there were 12 presentations, including guest speakers from Australia (talking about parallels between defence and mining a…

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Don’t forget the Team Defence Information (TDI) Defence Digital Roadmap out-brief next Wednesday (20th October at 10:00am).

Phase 1 of this work involved around 100 people from SMEs to prime contractors and academics. They considered the impact of implementing 7 aspects of the defence digital transformation. The out-brief will present ex…

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First, Welcome to our new members!

Here are some updates that I hope you will find useful:

Team Defence Information (TDI)  Defence Digital Roadmap: the 7 strands of work are progressing well with around 100 participants from all sectors (not just defence) contributing. The work is still in its first phase with more to follow, including…

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The Defence Digital Roadmap groups are working on the tasks described in the opening message to this topic and some questions have arisen.

Other sectors are ahead of Defence in their DT journeys and the group has some questions that many of you will have solved. I would appreciate any pointers please to the following information:

Meta…

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The Defence Technology & Science Laboratory (dstl) is offering £1bn over 4 years to combat threats beyond Covid. The open call is particularly aimed at those organisations and individuals who have not previously worked with dstl.

There will be a supplier event “Supercharging Science” on 22 July to hear more about dstl’s plans and the opport…

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) exists to find and fund innovations that may have benefit to the defence and security of the UK. Funding decisions are usually made within 3-4 months of application and initial application is made by completing an on-line form. Their current newsletter can be found in the attached file, but here is a s…

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I think we definitely need an elevator pitch – it can be used as a strap-line on releases and a way to introduce new people to the concept. Those who have risen through the levels don’t need the elevator pitch!
Something like(?): “A Digital Twin is a software model of a real-world entity that can be used to explore the performance of the…

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