Prime Minister Theresa May has hailed a shipbuilding contract worth up to £20 billion between BAE Systems and the Australian government as the biggest Naval defence contract for a decade.
BAE Systems has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the ‘SEA 5000’ Future Frigate competition, with a design based on
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The UK’s cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet is now cleared for take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth following successful trials using the ski-ramp design featured on the UK flagship.
The UK’s cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet is now cleared for take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth following successful trials using the ski-ramp design featured on the
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The Changing Face of the Global Maritime Industry – 3 Reasons to Get Onboard with Technology for Improved Efficiency, Compliance and Safety.
Donald Anderson, senior advisor at Dynama takes a look at how technology can shape the shipping industry of the future
According to global consultancy IHS Market™ 2017 is set to
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The Defence Secretary today has recently confirmed that £1.7 billion will be invested to upgrade Scottish military bases as the MOD’s Defence Board convened in Edinburgh for the first time.
Sir Michael Fallon outlined how Scotland will be home to several additional key Defence capabilities by 2020 to the Board and recognised its
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An integration has been agreed between the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Home Office’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST). This has been decided following a review to examine the best way to provide enduring and appropriate science and technology (S&T) support
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In September 2015, the German Minister of Defence announced that she would make the Bundeswehr fit for the future in cyberspace by means of a separate organisational element for the cyber and information realm. Since then the Bundeswehr have been busy creating their new cyber division overcoming the obstacles such as
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At the end of September 2016, a successful demonstration of innovative wearable sensor technology took place, which keeps pace with the challenges of conflict in urban zones, enabling navigation without GPS and more effective action in combat.
Most of us will be familiar with the error message ‘No GPS signal’ on
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The Ministry of Defence is seeking innovative solutions to defence issues by planning swarms of drones to achieve military advantage, and autonomous systems to assess hazardous scenes.
These 2 areas of innovative work have been outlined by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE).
It has 2 themed
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The face of modern warfare changed forever on the morning of 15 September 1916, when tanks were used for the first time. One hundred years on, what does the future hold for the eponymous tank?
In an effort to break the stalemate on the Somme, the British attacked the positions of
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The wrecks of two submarines sunk over 100 years ago have received protected status by Heritage Minister Tracey Crouch.
Following advice from Historic England, the wreckage of a British A-class submarine and the first German U-8 to be sunk in British waters have been made Protected Historic Wreck Sites.
The U-8 sank
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