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Dstl scientists and military advisers receive New Year’s Honours

Homeland January 5, 2021

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has announced that two of its scientists and two military advisers have received awards in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Dr Phillippa Spencer has been awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), in recognition of her support ...

Building electrical resilience in the UK Defence industry

Homeland January 4, 2021

Writing for Defence Online, Peter Selway, Marketing Manager at Schneider Electric, examines the importance of building electrical resilience in the UK Defence industry. The UK’s defence infrastructure is truly unique, made up of large disparate estates with everything from ports to factories. This creates several management challenges that are compounded by ...

UK logistics sector faces major cyber threats in 2021

Homeland December 30, 2020

The logistics industry, currently one of the greatest winners in the 2020 pandemic world, is under enormous threat going into 2021 as one of the UK’s prime business sectors is targeted by sophisticated cyber-destructors and intellectual property thieves. “The logistics sector is at a major crossroad… and the real winners and ...

Babcock extends its relationship with London’s Police Force

Homeland December 29, 2020

Babcock has been awarded a number of contracts and extensions, worth around £80m over the next three years, for services to the UK’s Metropolitan Police Service (Met). This includes the continued provision of essential fleet and engineering services that ensures the availability of over 3,500 vehicles and associated specialist equipment; as ...