Autonomous CB sensing with UAV platforms

The UK Ministry of Defence, through its Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, has awarded a £119,417 service contract to Loughborough University to develop and demonstrate a multi-vehicle autonomous system for source-term estimation and real-time hazard mapping in complex environments using UAV platforms. The contract also involves investigating and quantifying the impact of UAV platforms on concentrations observable by on-board chemical sensors, focused on **autonomous CB (chemical and biological) sensing**. This supports UK defence research into unmanned systems for hazard detection, aligning with broader strategic investments in autonomous technologies amid lessons from conflicts like Ukraine.