The Defence Secretary has announced a new fund to develop battlefield apps able to respond quickly to high-pressure scenarios. The £30million fund will go into developing battlefield apps and software for the Armed Forces capable of being adapted to the specific demands of missions and commanding officers and being put on a ...
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced plans for a Defence Prosperity Programme to improve the UK economy. The Defence Prosperity Programme aims to boost the sector’s contribution to the economy and improve productivity. The measures were announced ahead of the Defence Prosperity Conference after last year’s review of the economic value ...
Northrop Grumman’s Distributed Training Center (DTC) recently hosted simulated training for US Marines at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. During two training events, eight F-15E aircrew based at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho trained with four Marines from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state via the DTC. The Marines, ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has held its first-ever virtual reality (VR) collaboration – with staff based at different Dstl sites meeting in cyber-space to collaborate on building a virtual aircraft engine. This first trial was a success, leaving the way open for more virtual meetings, including supporting training ...