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Date added: 04/04/2013
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MOD Chief Scientific Adviser commendations
Date added: 04/04/2013
MOD CSA Professor Vernon Gibson praised the contribution of scientists and engineer at a recent awards ceremony recognising contributions to defence S&T.
"The worlds ever increasing demands on and for technology, supported by an immense global annual investment in science, makes keeping an eye on the technology horizon for potential threats and opportunitiesd an extremely difficult task, and one which genuinely concerns the government." Professor Vernon Gibson, 14 March 2013.
Successful launch of Skynet 5D
Date added: 07/01/2013
The Skynet 5D satellite will provide secure military communications for UK Armed Forces with the extra lines of communication benefiting personnel in Afghanistan and other parts of the world, as well as ships at sea. Launched from French Guiana, South America - Skynet 5 the fourth satellite to be put into space since 2007 under a £4bn Private Finance Initiative programme with Astrium, who built the satellite and service providers Astrium Services.
MBDA MD to co-chair new defence partnership
Date added: 07/01/2013
MBDA UK Managing Director, Steve Wadey will co-chair the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) – a new partnership between industry and Government.
The DGP will look at how links between civil and military technologies can be better exploited. In addition, it will look at the skills required for the sector and how there can be more flexibility in the workforce between the defence sector and advanced manufacturers.
Additional funding for Successor submarines
Date added: 29/10/2012
An additional £350m of funding for the next stage of design work for the future generation of UK nuclear-armed submarines has been announced. Successor will replace Vanguard submarines from 2028. The announcement secures work with BAE Systems and Babcock with the investment sustaining 1,200 UK jobs.