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Babcock International Group has formalised a strategic partnership with Fife College and Forth Valley College through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to bolster Scotland’s defence and advanced manufacturing workforce. This tripartite agreement aims to address the escalating demand for high-level engineering, digital, and technical expertise required to sustain major national ...


16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s high-readiness global response force, has integrated advanced Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) capabilities into its tactical operations, signaling a shift in how airborne units manage the electromagnetic spectrum. During Exercise Orion in France, which involved approximately 2,000 personnel from the UK’s 16 Air ...


The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully concluded a trial focused on the development of next-generation atomic clock technology, a critical component in the UK’s strategy to establish resilient Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities. The initiative addresses the increasing vulnerability of satellite-based systems, such as GPS, which ...


SatVu, the UK-based thermal intelligence company, has secured a £30 million funding round, bringing its total equity investment to £60 million. This capital injection is intended to accelerate the transition from single-satellite demonstration to the deployment of a multi-satellite constellation, providing persistent, round-the-clock thermal imaging for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ...


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