R-Cloud is the Ministry of Defence dynamic gateway, run by Dstl, for contracting science and technology research — a marketplace for Defence S&T covering 22 categories from robotics to advanced materials. It stays open to new entrants, supports supplier retention of IP, and around 70% of its suppliers are smaller businesses, making it one of the most SME-accessible routes into UK defence research.
Contracts Secured
- OFEME 2025 S&T Sprint (Synapse) — ~£99,500. Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment (OFEME) novel communications technologies sprint; NQM was shortlisted via R-Cloud invitation in Dec 2025 and the project ran Jan–Mar 2026. (Project page: future.)