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Dstl encourages science and technology specialists back to work

Homeland December 17, 2018

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is encouraging science and technology specialists back to work via a successful pilot work placement scheme. The 12-week STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) Returners programme hopes to give professionals the confidence to step back into their careers after taking time away. The returnees have ...

Two new keynote speakers announced for DPRTE 2019

Homeland December 12, 2018

Two new keynote speakers have been announced for Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2019, which will take place for the first time at Birmingham’s NEC on 28 March next year. Professor Trevor Taylor, Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Tracy Buckingham, Head of ...

Scottish ‘pint-sized’ satellites launched into orbit

Homeland November 30, 2018

Two ‘first of a kind’ 5kg satellites built in Glasgow and funded by the UK Space Agency have been launched from India. The satellites, which were designed and built by Spire Global, are unique due to their function, tiny size, low cost and quick build time. This style of satellite could revolutionise work ...

Key organisations set for DPRTE 2019 Innovation Zone

November 29, 2018

Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE), the sector’s premier procurement event, will take place at Birmingham’s NEC on 28 March 2019. With a hugely diverse set of requirements, across a vast array of goods and services, the Ministry of Defence is Britain’s industry’s largest customer, buying everything from office equipment ...