Contracts Awarded

Contracts were awarded to the successful companies on 29 January 2010. The companies names have not been made public.

Competition summary

The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) and the MOD Counter-Terrorism Science & Technology Centre will host a seminar on Less Than Lethal Weapons and Effects this will launch a call for innovative research proposals that can assist the Armed Forces to deliver less than lethal effects in current operational situations, thereby allowing a graduated response to suspicious or threatening persons.

This could involve confronting suspects approaching on foot, or those who may be using a vehicle, or those operating within a crowded place. A flexible set of less than lethal options will allow UK forces to deal with these challenging situations, minimizing (ideally avoiding) any impact on bystanders or other collateral effects, and reduce the risk of inadvertently using lethal force. Solutions are required for use by the UK Armed Forces on current operations in a variety of situations from foot patrols through to deployment at fixed military installations. They should be able to deter people from approaching when instructed not to, to disrupt enemy ability to monitor friendly force activity, and to stop or physically detain people if needed.