Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
U.K. Government executive agency
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| 2022 | Paul Hollinshead was appointed as chief executive. |
| April 2021 | Doug Umbers became interim chief executive. |
| January 2021 | Approximately 300 Dstl scientists were involved in COVID-19 support efforts. |
| 2020 | Closure of former CAST sites at Langhurst, West Sussex and Sandridge, Hertfordshire following the 2018 merger. |
| December 1 2020 | Research Cloud (R-Cloud) Version 4 went live, serving as Dstl's supply chain marketplace for science and technology research. |
| March 2020 | Dstl scientists began supporting Public Health England to better understand COVID-19 during the pandemic. |
| 2019 | Dstl opened a new satellite ground control station at Portsdown West to support future space research. |
| 2018 | Gary Aitkenhead was appointed as chief executive. |
| April 2018 | Dstl absorbed the Home Office's Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), expanding its role to support Home Office operations, policy evidence, and regulatory functions. |
| 2017 | Dstl began a five-year programme of innovation in space science. |
| September 2017 | David Marsh became acting chief executive, succeeding Jonathan Lyle. |
| 2016 | Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced the 'Defence and Security Accelerator' with access to an £800m innovation fund, building on the 'Centre for Defence Enterprise' model. |
| 2015 | A Ministry of Defence Chief Scientific Advisor-led review recommended that science and technology commissioning should be independent of delivery. |
| April 2015 | Dstl completed a major reorganisation, merging twelve operating departments into five divisions to improve delivery and simplify supplier access. |
| March 2012 | Jonathan Lyle, formerly Director of the Programme Office, was appointed as chief executive. |
| June 29 2011 | Frances Saunders announced to staff that her chief executive post had been advertised and she would not be applying. |
| April 1 2010 | Dstl became responsible for formulating and commissioning the Ministry of Defence's non-nuclear research programme, with 16 domains established as Science and Technology Centres, including areas like Armour and Protection, Cyber and Influence, Counter Terrorism, and CBR. |
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