BattleLab
Situated at Dorset Innovation Park, BattleLab is a collaboration between the Ministry of Defence and Dorset Council. This pioneering and unique facility serves as a hub for end-users and experts from various sectors, facilitating collaboration and engagement with the MOD.
BattleLab aims to nurture and evolve innovative solutions by bringing together diverse minds to address complex challenges and emerging threats in defence. With technology rapidly evolving, including advancements in 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing, the defence sector strives to stay competitive by embracing transparency and collaborative approaches.
As a NATO DIANA test centre and part of the government's National Strategic Technology and Innovation Exchange programme (NSTIx), BattleLab serves as a co-creation space for defence innovation. It encourages national, regional and international development opportunities by fostering partnerships that might not typically collaborate.
Equipped with hot desking, breakout rooms, conferencing facilities workshop and event space, BattleLab offers a conducive environment for experimentation and solution development. Users have the flexibility to book facilities according to their needs, whether short-term community hot desks or dedicated desks for longer durations.
Dorset Innovation Park also benefits from unique test and evaluation facilities to support BattleLab users and the thriving innovation ecosystem.