The Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has spoken about the MOD’s ambitious space programme in a speech at the Air and Space Power Conference. Penny Mordaunt detailed how the UK has promised £30million for the MOD’s space programme and how Joint Forces Command will be changed to Strategic command to cover air, ...
The MOD is developing laser technology that is powered purely by electricity and does not require ammunition. Direct Energy Weapons (DEW) use laser technology that can utilise power from a vehicle’s engine or generator. This reduces running costs and increases flexibility. The weapons use high energy light beams to destroy enemy drones ...
Homes England and the Ministry of Defence have announced plans for the construction of 1,300 new homes at disposed military barracks in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Homes England will work in partnership, for the first time, with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in order to develop the new homes and commercial spaces ...
DASA has created a competition to find new bioprocessing innovations to make recycling easier for the armed forces. DASA is looking for innovative energy powered bioprocessing systems. Bioprocessing involves waste including oil and fuel being broken down with the use of microbes so that the byproducts can be turned into reusable ...