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Innovative drones projects first to receive share of government funding

Homeland November 10, 2020

Innovative projects harnessing the latest technology to support the fight against COVID-19 and other challenges like climate change, while creating hundreds of jobs across the country, have been backed by government funding, Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced. The 20 winning ideas will receive a share of £7 million funding ranging ...

BAE Systems to invest $100m in modern aerospace and defense facility

Homeland November 9, 2020

BAE Systems is investing more than $100 million to build a state-of-the-art facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The facility will support the company’s newly acquired Navigation & Sensor Systems business, which makes mission-critical military GPS products. The new building will bring BAE Systems’ local design and production employees from multiple locations into a ...

BAE Systems unveils high-definition uncooled thermal Athena sensor

Homeland November 3, 2020

BAE Systems has unveiled its full high-definition thermal camera core, Athena 1920, which combines exceptional infrared image clarity with a wide field of view. Athena – the compact, light, and low-power thermal camera core – delivers superior imagery and uncompromising performance, and is ideal for long-range and demanding applications, including security, surveillance, ...

Building the new cyber regiment is no easy task for the MoD

Homeland October 29, 2020

Writing for Defence Online, Sascha Giese, Head Geek ™ , SolarWinds examines the challenges facing the creation of the MOD’s Cyber Regiment. In June, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the creation of a “cyber regiment,” whose role will be to protect the UK’s armed forces from cyberattack, while also working ...