MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please complete and submit the form below to request membership to the South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster. South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster Membership Application Name Email Address Contact Number Are you the primary point of contact for your organisations engagement with the Cluster? Are you the primary point of contact for your organisations engagement with the Cluster? Yes No Name of primary point of contact Email Address of the primary point of contact Contact Number for primary point of contact Is the registering organisation an SME? Is the registering organisation an SME? Yes No Organisation Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Town/City County Post Code Is the registering organisation considered a traditional Defence & Security organisation? Is the registering organisation considered a traditional Defence & Security organisation? Yes No Does the registering organisation currently export Defence & Security products or services? Does the registering organisation currently export Defence & Security products or services? Yes No Which Membership type are you applying for? Which Membership type are you applying for? Full Membership - Encompasses any Industry organisation or Academic body within the SW RDSC’s geography offering products, services, R&D and technology solutions that can be applied in a D&S domain. Affiliate Membership - Given on an opportunity basis to those organisations located out of region that can help the Cluster address specific gaps in capability. Strategic Partner - As a sub-set of the full membership, organisations such as Government agencies and LEPs, D&S Trade Bodies and Funding Bodies that can support and add value to the Cluster, will be offered membership as ‘Strategic Partners’. Areas of Specialism Areas of Specialism Air Platforms Analysis & Decision Support Autonomy CBRN Communications Technology & Satellites Cyber and Electronic Warfare (EW) Data Science, Computer and Cyber including C4I Detection and Sensing Electrical Engineering and Electronics Energy and Power (E&P) Technologies Ground Platforms including Vehicles Human Systems Integrated Survivability, Protection of Personnel, Platforms and Infrastructure Life and Biomedical Sciences Materials & Manufacturing Processes (M&MP) Other Physical Sciences Sea Platforms Weapons Technologies Other – Please provide details Other Areas of Specialism - Please provide details Detailed Area of Specialism - Air Platforms Detailed Area of Specialism - Air Platforms Aircraft Propulsion, Power and Thermal Avionics Fixed Wing Vehicles High-Speed/Hypersonics Lethality Mobility Rotary Wing Vehicles Survivability Unmanned and Autonomous Air Vehicles Detailed Area of Specialism - Analysis & Decision Support Detailed Area of Specialism - Analysis & Decision Support Capability Analysis Cost Analysis Decision Making and Support Method and Model Development Operational Analysis Operational and Risk-based Methodologies Policy and Strategy Analysis Security and OGD Analysis Statistical Analysis Support to Operations and Contingency Planning Detailed Area of Specialism - Autonomy Detailed Area of Specialism - Autonomy Autonomous and automated GNC and decision making techniques Guidance and navigation in GNSS (GPS) challenged environments Human/Autonomous System Interaction and Collaboration Machine Perception, Reasoning and Intelligence Scalable Teaming and Control of Autonomous Systems Test, Evaluation, Validation, and Verification Detailed Area of Specialism - CBRN Detailed Area of Specialism - CBRN Analysis and attribution CBR Operational analysis CBR Physical protection CBR situational awareness Counter-proliferation and arms control De-militarisation Destruction and Disposal of Toxic Materials Diagnosis & Medical countermeasures Emergency Response Hazard assessment Hazard management Radiation protection Detailed Area of Specialism - Communications technology & Satellites Detailed Area of Specialism - Communications technology & Satellites Command and Control and Satellite Operations Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missile Warning, Missile Defence, Kill Assessment and Attack Assessment Positioning, Navigation and Timing Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Satellite Design and Launch Space Access Space and Terrestrial Environmental Monitoring Space Control and Space Situational Awareness Space Enablers Space Resilience Detailed Area of Specialism - Cyber & Electronic Warfare Detailed Area of Specialism - Cyber & Electronic Warfare Communications Systems Cyber Analysis Cyber Situational Awareness Cyber-influence Defensive Cyber Electromagnetic compatibility and spectrum management Electronic Attack Electronic Counter Measures Offensive Cyber Resilient Cyber Infrastructure Detailed Area of Specialism - Data Science, Computer and Cyber including C4I Detailed Area of Specialism - Data Science, Computer and Cyber including C4I Acoustic and Voice Analytics Advanced Computing/Software Development Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality Big Data, Data Management and Data Processing Cloud Computing Communication Interception Distributed Ledger and Blockchain General AI and AI architectures Human Computer Interfaces (HCI) for Decision Making Information Collection, Information Management and Information Exploitation Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Internet of Things (IoT) Machine Learning and Deep Learning Natural Language Processing Networks and Computer Communications Social Media Synthesis/Analytics/Decision Tools Video Analytics and Facial Recognition Detailed Area of Specialism - Detection and Sensing Detailed Area of Specialism - Detection and Sensing Acoustic, Seismic and Magnetic Biosensors CBRN sensing Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Energetics Analysis Navigation Sensors inc GPS, LiDAR Radar Techniques Radio Frequency (RF) (non-EW) Sensor Fusion and Integration of Heterogeneous Sensor Feeds Signal Processing Weapons, Explosives and Contraband Detection Detailed Area of Specialism - Electrical Engineering and Electronics Detailed Area of Specialism - Electrical Engineering and Electronics Electronics Integration Microelectronics and Nano-electronics RF Components for transmission and communication Detailed Area of Specialism - Energy and Power (E&P) Technologies Detailed Area of Specialism - Energy and Power (E&P) Technologies Electromechanical Conversion Energy Storage and Batteries Power Control and Distribution Power Generation/Energy Conversion Thermal Transport and Control Detailed Area of Specialism - Ground Platforms including Vehicles Detailed Area of Specialism - Ground Platforms including Vehicles Land IS and lethality Maintainability/Sustainability Mobility Modularity Propulsion, Power and Thermal Survivability Unmanned and Autonomous Ground Vehicles Detailed Area of Specialism - Human Systems Detailed Area of Specialism - Human Systems Behavioural sciences (influence) Behavioural sciences (technology) Critically injured patient Human factors integration Human performance and protection Investigation support Medical assessment Personnel Social Psychology System Interfaces & Cognitive Processes Training, Recruitment, Retention Detailed Area of Specialism - Integrated Survivability, Protection of Personnel, Platforms and Infrastructure Detailed Area of Specialism - Integrated Survivability, Protection of Personnel, Platforms and Infrastructure Above water Biophysics Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Electro-optical protection Maritime systems engineering Physical protection Platform sciences RF countermeasures Detailed Area of Specialism - Life and Biomedical Sciences Detailed Area of Specialism - Life and Biomedical Sciences Anti-microbial resistance Biomedical Biomedical Informatics / Health Information Systems & Technology Chem-Bio treatment Food and Nutrition Research Forensics DNA and Trace Forensics Fingerprint Infectious Diseases (treatment) Microbiology MSKI treatment Operational Medicine Pharmacology Physiology including Sports and MSKI prevention Radiological Treatment Toxicology Trauma & Rehabilitation Detailed Area of Specialism - Materials & Manufacturing Processes (M&MP) Detailed Area of Specialism - Materials & Manufacturing Processes (M&MP) Ceramics and Glass Technology Civil Engineering Coatings and Paints Energetic Materials Environmental Quality Laminates and Composite Materials Technology Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids Manufacturing Technology For Affordability Materials For Electronics and Information Technology Materials/Processes For Survivability & Life Extension Metals Metallurgy and Metallography Polymer and Elastomer Technology Textile Technology Detailed Area of Specialism - Other Physical Sciences Detailed Area of Specialism - Other Physical Sciences Acoustics Chemistry Climatology and Meteorology Environmental Fluidics and Fluid Mechanics Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanics Modelling, Numerical Methods and Simulation Technology Nanotechnology Quantum Mechanics Synthetic Biology Detailed Area of Specialism - Sea Platforms Detailed Area of Specialism - Sea Platforms Lethality Maintainability/Sustainability Mobility Modularity Propulsion, Power and Thermal Survivability Underwater Systems Unmanned and Autonomous Sea and Underwater Vehicles Detailed Area of Specialism - Weapons Technologies Detailed Area of Specialism - Weapons Technologies Air Vehicles EO Protection Fusion and Fission Weapons Guidance, Navigation & Control and Data Links Handheld Gun Systems High Energy Lasers Integrated Weapon Demonstrators IS and Lethality Mounted Weapons Systems Non-Lethal Weapons Ordnance Propulsion Radio Frequency Weapons Strategic and Space Systems Threat Evaluation Undersea Weapons Weapons Systems Weapons Technologies Data Protection Statement Data Protection Statement All of the information collected in this form is necessary and relevant to on-boarding new members to the SW RDSC. The information provided by you on this form, will be used exclusively for SW RDSC related activities and shall not be duplicated, shared or used with any party outside of the SW RDSC membership unless specific individual consent is sought and granted. The information provided shall be used for the purposes of informing relevant funding opportunities to your organisation, enabling the SW RDSC to communicate and engage with members and organisations that would offer some interest or opportunity to members, to provide analysis and statistics against the Objectives and KPI’s of the Cluster and any other relevant means that does not jeopardise the integrity of the data provided. The SW RDSC will treat all personal information with the utmost confidentiality and in line with current data protection legislation. For more information on how we use and handle the information you have provided, please contact the SW RDSC Programme Manager for more information – SouthWest.RDSC@outlook.com. 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