Mark Bouch, Managing Director of Leading Change, examines the importance of securing military communications and the critical role training plays in protecting against cyber attacks. Cyber warfare is a defining capability in the same way the development of the rifled barrel or mechanisation changed the nature of warfare. Nations with cutting-edge cyber capabilities have significant competitive ...
A new police dog has passed basic training and will join the team with the Ministry of Defence Police at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Police Dog (PD) Meti has been licensed to join the force after passing a rigorous eight-week training course. The two-year-old German Shepherd was tested across ...
The Defence Secretary has promised £1.3 billion to improve MOD testing sites. The funding comes from supplier QinetiQ and will support an estimated 1,800 people across MOD testing sites. The 16 sites include major projects like the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and Dreadnaught submarines. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Ensuring our ...
A Parliament reception hosted a charity assisting armed forces personnel and veterans find outdoor careers post-service. HighGround is a charity based in the capital that finds outdoor careers such as agricultural work for veterans and serving personnel. They also provide horticultural therapy to wounded veterans and is now delivered through the Defence ...