British Army battlefield mobility will be bolstered in a new £150M contract for military-grade general support bridges which will secure 300 UK jobs. Stockport-based company KNDS UK (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter), which has a long history of manufacturing military bridge systems, will deliver the support bridges based on their Dry Support ...
For the past twenty-six years, BT has been a trusted and reliable partner to the Ministry of Defence. Through technological innovation and collaboration, together they’ve achieved brilliant things. The beginning of DFTS Before the start of the DFTS (Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service) Agreement, over 50 different voice and data networks were in ...
A military laser which could boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone. During a trial at the MOD’s Hebrides Range, the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon ...
Writing for Defence Online, AtkinsRéalis’ Andrew Terry explores the benefits of creating a psychologically safe environment within the workplace. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “There is a type of constructive nonviolent tension that is necessary for growth.” As humans, many of us are uncomfortable with tension – particularly in the ...