Rotorcraft Concepts and Tactical Aviation Research

In particular, the Delivery Partner will support Dstl to:

• Identify concepts for future rotorcraft systems that will deliver military effect in the land and maritime environments.
• Develop and demonstrate the key novel technologies that enable future rotorcraft concepts to be realised.
• Underpin the understanding of future concepts and novel technologies through analysis and assessment.
• Build on current research to mature and demonstrate technologies required by future tactical aviation to achieve Freedom of Action and Manoeuvre (FoAM) in a CDO environment.

Key areas of potential interest are listed below. This is an indicative list only and is not exhaustive; it is not a commitment that all of the topic areas listed will be exploited, and some additional topics may be identified as the project matures:

• In-cockpit assistance, autonomy, and automation of crew tasks which supports situational awareness, decision making and threat awareness during all phases of flight and while operating singly or in formations.
• The use of automation of tasks to enable a reduction in the number of crew required to operate future generation aircraft.
• Enablers for multi-domain teaming with aviation platforms to deliver find, attack and lift capabilities into the land and maritime environments.
• Communication concepts that enable timely and effective information exchange between platforms and systems into a fused information picture, thus improving battlespace awareness.
• Development of an evaluation environment that enables the integration and combined benefits of key enabling technologies to be demonstrated in a suitably representative CDO environment.
• Future force mixes & equipment to maximise effectiveness and deliver scalable integrated effects.
• Improved operational efficiency and capability resilience through digital engineering methods.
• Use of autonomy in optimising aviation force effectiveness and the people component of the force.

It is intended to conduct an Early Engagement event in mid-2022, hosted by Dstl, to provide an opportunity for interested Industry organisations to gain further information of the requirement and Dstl expectations prior to the formal tendering stage. Additional information: Additional Information: Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk ↗. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the reg