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Defence and security organisations rank in Stonewall’s top 100 LGBT employers

Homeland February 4, 2020

The Royal Air Force, British Army, and MI6 have been named among Stonewall’s top 100 LGBT employers list. British defence and security organisations have been named in the list of the top 100 LGBT employers in the UK by charity Stonewall. The Top 100 is the UK’s definitive list ranking employers ...

ESA teams up with Airbus to study plasma density aboard ISS

Air January 28, 2020

The European Space Agency (ESA) has booked a payload slot on the Airbus Bartolomeo platform aboard the ISS to study plasma density in Earth’s atmosphere. The ESA has booked a payload slot aboard the ISS (International Space Station) to allow a Norwegian instrument to monitor plasma density in Earth’s atmosphere on ...

Renishaw signs MoU with BAE Systems to improve additive manufacturing

Land January 24, 2020

BAE Systems has signed an MoU with Renishaw to improve the capability of additive manufacturing systems for defence and aerospace. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by BAE and Renishaw aims to create a more cost-effective, faster, and more capable additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, process. The MoU was signed at ...

Dstl opens first defence wargaming centre

Homeland January 23, 2020

Dstl has opened the first dedicated defence wargaming centre for use by the RAF, Navy, and Army near Portsmouth. The Defence Wargaming Centre (DWC) was opened by Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) last month, with the RAF completing the inaugural exercise, Eagle Warrior 19. The DWC has been established to ...