Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP)
DTEP awardee — NquiringMinds with BAE Systems
NquiringMinds received DTEP grant funding in November 2023 to develop advanced multi-source analytics for BAE Systems’ marine combat system — a Ministry of Defence programme to pull innovative SMEs into the UK defence supply chain.
The £16m Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP), sponsored by MOD’s Directorate of Industrial Strategy and Exports and delivered by DASA with Innovate UK and ADS, funds SME–higher-tier collaborations with grants of up to 50% of project value (max £500k grant / £1m project, up to 18 months).