, Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson has today, 17 October 2006, launched the Defence Technology Strategy, which sets out the MOD's research and development priorities for providing future UK military capability.
The Defence Technology Strategy (DTS) builds on the Defence Industrial Strategy White Paper published in December 2005 and has been developed in close collaboration with industry and academia.
It outlines MOD's research and development priorities in which MOD, Industry and academia will work together to encourage innovation in support of the UK's front line forces.
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