For those who missed it
Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), an organisation set up to support the UK military.
The UK might, you never know have invested in something similar to the Defence Research Agency.
Oh I forgot it did. Then sold it off and much of it became it became QuinetiQ in 2001 A primary beneficiary bing the Carlyle group and a number of senior "innovators" such as John's Chisholm and Major.