The Ministry of Justice and MOD have come together in Project Claustrum, a collaborative procurement venture that enables UK prisoners to produce military equipment, thereby re-shoring procurement and saving taxpayers’ money while building inmates’ skills. Two years into the project, MOD DCB features editor Julie Shennan caught up with Project ...
Cranfield University has opened a new chemistry facility that will drive its future research into energetic materials, many of which are used in defence applications. The university, which is already a world-leading centre for expertise in energetic materials including explosives, pyrotechnic compositions, propellants and fuels, has unveiled the Abel Building, a ...
Some £4Bn of investment has been announced by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, which will help to support Britain’s modern forces and their families. The investment will be implemented into facilities which will create a better defence estate for the UK’s Armed Forces and their families. Following a review into the MOD ...
The UK MOD and French DGA sponsored Materials & Components for Missiles Innovation & Technology Partnership (MCM-ITP) programme brings together the best in Anglo-French missile R&D. The MCM-ITP programme is currently seeking proposals for projects to start in September 2017, funding 1 and 2 year projects from an annual research budget ...