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Supporting the move to electric vehicles

Homeland September 25, 2024

In a pan-Defence collaboration, trials of hydrogen fuelled charging facilities to power the electric vehicle fleet have concluded. This marks a significant step forward in the use of sustainable energy sources in Defence. Generating enough electricity to power roughly 120,000 miles of travel, the trial provided learning on the use of hydrogen ...

British Forces Cyprus (BFC) has awarded an £820,000 contract to Beam Global to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions with delivery expected by summer 2024.

British Forces Cyprus invests in EV charging solutions

Land March 20, 2024

British Forces Cyprus (BFC) has awarded an £820,000 contract to Beam Global to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions with delivery expected by summer 2024. Strategic Command’s innovation team, jHub, has been working with climate change and sustainability teams across Defence to deliver innovative solutions that help Defence become more resilient ...

Portsmouth Naval Base is set to turn from Navy Blue to Green in its latest environmental drive, welcoming a new fleet of electric vans and Loan Bike Scheme.

Navy Greens!

Maritime March 15, 2017

Portsmouth Naval Base is set to turn from Navy Blue to Green in its latest environmental drive. The base has welcomed a new fleet of electric vans alongside the introduction of a Loan Bike Scheme, as part of transport and health initiatives being implemented at the base. The drive will help ...

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The UK government has issued a direct call to businesses to strengthen their cyber defences against a rapidly evolving AI-enabled threat landscape, as new figures confirm the UK's cyber security sector has grown 11% to £14.7 billion - with the number of firms up 20% to 2,603 in the past year alone. The announcements, made on 12 May by Cyber Security Minister Baroness Lloyd, are backed by £90 million of government investment in cyber resilience across the economy and the continued passage of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill through Parliament following the King's Speech. The AI Threat Is Accelerating At the heart of the government's messaging is a stark warning: traditional cyber defences are no longer sufficient. A new generation of AI models is lowering the barrier for cyber criminals, enabling them to identify vulnerabilities and execute attacks at a speed and scale that would have been impossible even twelve months ago. Recent figures show 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack in the past year. Research by the AI Security Institute - which the government describes as

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