Defence BattleLab reaches first key milestone

An ambitious Defence building programme at the heart of Dorset, dedicated to the pursuit of innovation, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the first building at the site.
The Defence BattleLab facility marks a £5.7m collaboration between the MOD, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Dorset Council.
The Defence BattleLab, which will include an Army BattleLab, will feature an engineering workshop, as well as joint working and conference areas for use by the UK’s Armed Forces and the wider MOD, for the next 15 years. In its first ten years, the programme aims to create 90 new local jobs and add £4 million to the local economy. The Defence BattleLab will enable the MOD to work in collaboration with academic institutions, corporates and SMEs.
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