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Head of DASA to give keynote address at DPRTE 2019

Homeland January 9, 2019

The Head of the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), Dr Lucy Mason, is the latest name confirmed to appear at Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2019, which will take place for the first time at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on 28 March. Dr Lucy will speak at ...

New police powers to tackle illegal use of drones

Homeland January 9, 2019

The government is moving forward with plans to give police new powers to tackle drones misuse and abuse, with the publication of their response to the drones consultation. Following over 5,000 responses to the consultation, new legislation will give police officers the additional power to land drones and require users to produce the ...

BAE Systems to recruit 700 apprentices in 2019

Homeland January 4, 2019

BAE Systems has made public plans to hire around 700 UK apprentices over the course of 2019 – a 30% increase on the previous year. The new recruits will join BAE’s Air, Land and Maritime businesses in September 2019 and embark on one of 25 training initiatives. These will offer apprentices ...

Aviation Minister joins Raytheon in recognising young engineers

Homeland January 3, 2019

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Baroness Sugg, recently joined Raytheon in recognising some of Britain’s brightest engineering talent. Students from English, Scottish and Welsh schools took part in the fourth annual Quadcopter Challenge organised by Raytheon. In total, 86 teams from over 30 schools made the journey to ...