The idea of a rocket that consumes its own fuselage has been on the minds of engineers since 1938. This is because traditional rocket launch vehicles are both huge and expensive, which poses cost and logistics challenges when it comes to launching rockets with smaller payloads. Conventional rockets reduce their weight ...
UK security will be bolstered through a new contract worth £135 million that will equip the Royal Navy with new decoy launchers to counter missile and drone threats, ensuring the long-term availability and resilience of warships. Following the signing of the new contract, Trainable Decoy Launcher technology will increase the protection ...
A military prison restoration project delivered under the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Portfolio has won a prestigious Defence conservation award. The Sanctuary Awards have been recognising outstanding conservation and sustainability efforts across the MOD estate since 1991. The awards celebrate military and civilian efforts across Defence: from sustainable development, environmental and heritage conservation to ...
British firm BAE Systems will partner with ASC Pty Ltd to build Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines, in a major moment for the AUKUS programme. The submarine builder deal follows months of negotiations and is a monumental success for British industry. BAE Systems have been at the heart of the UK’s submarine enterprise ...