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{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

| logo = DefenceScienceAndTechnologyLaboratory.png

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| formed = 2 July 2001

| preceding1 = [[Defence Evaluation and Research Agency]]

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| jurisdiction = [[United Kingdom]]

| headquarters = [[Porton Down]], [[Wiltshire]]

| employees = 5,500{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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| chief1_name = Doug Umbers (interim)

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| parent_agency = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]

|chief1_name = Doug Umbers (interim)

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| website = {{url|https://www.gov.uk/dstlOfficial URL}}

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The '''Defence Science and Technology Laboratory''' ('''Dstl''') is an [[executive agency]] of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] of the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is "to maximise the impact of science and technology for the defence and security of the UK".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dstl.gov.uk/aboutus |title=About us |publisher=Dstl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021183240/https://www.dstl.gov.uk/aboutus |archive-date=21 October 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=16 February 2014}}</ref> The agency is headed by Paul Hollinshead as its Chief Executive,<ref>{{cite web |date=26 April 2022 |title=Dr Paul Hollinshead, MBA, OBE |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/paul-hollinshead |url-status=live |access-date=26 April 2022 |publisher=UK Government}}</ref> with the board being chaired by Adrian Belton.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dstl: membership|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory/about/membership|access-date=2020-11-10|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref> Ministerial responsibility lies with the [[Minister for Defence Procurement]].

==History==

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* [[Qinetiq]] – the part of Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) privatised in June 2001, with the remainder of DERA renamed Dstl.

== Notes and referencesReferences ==

{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==

* {{Official website|https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory}}

* [http://www.ploughshareinnovations.com Ploughshare Innovations]