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UK to host world-leading Nato Defence Innovation Headquarters

Homeland April 8, 2022

The UK, in partnership with Estonia, is to host the European HQ of a programme for NATO allies to accelerate, test, evaluate and validate new technologies that address critical defence challenges and contribute to Alliance deterrence. Announced  by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North ...

NATO experimenting with Post-Quantum encryption from UK firm

Homeland March 14, 2022

NATO Cyber Security Centre experiments with secure network capable of withstanding attack by quantum computers. Scientists have predicted that quantum computers will one day be able to break some commonly used encryption methods. That’s why NATO and Allies are already testing post-quantum solutions. The NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has successfully tested secure ...

UK cutting-edge space defence backed by £1.4 billion

Air February 7, 2022

The UK will invest £1.4 billion to bolster our national interests in space, as part of the newly-published first Defence Space Strategy. Following publication of the National Space Strategy in September last year, the Defence Space Strategy (DSS) outlines how Defence will protect the UK’s national interests in space in an era of ever-growing threats, ...

Space start-up develops key satellite tech to benefit NATO and US forces

Air February 2, 2022

Isotropic Systems has announced the successful completion of advanced multi-orbit antenna trials which will enable a new age of resilience for worldwide government communications increasingly reliant on satellite connectivity on the ground, at sea and in the air. The tests were conducted with SES Government Solutions, the leading provider of government ...