Atkins’ Elspeth McIntyre considers how asset data can help defence to meet its decarbonisation targets. Across the globe, nations’ national defence organisations are major asset owners and – consequently – major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The UK’s Ministry of Defence, for example, owns about 1% of the UK’s total landmass, ...
Mark Westwood, Isaac Bamfield and Mike Baily, of Atkins (a member of SNC-Lavalin Group), explore the challenges facing Australia as it sets out on its AUKUS journey. Australia has taken a major step in stating its intent to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through its AUKUS treaty with the UK and US. The ...
Atkins’ John Drever discusses how collaboration between project managers and systems engineers will need to evolve, to achieve an agile approach in Defence procurement. In 2021, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) launched its Digital Strategy, with the goal to ‘persistently deliver transformative digital capabilities to enable sustainable military and business advantage’. ...
Writing for Defence Online, Vanessa Fernandes, Principal Consultant in Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, examines how data can enhance operational sustainability. Vanessa Fernandes Vast amounts of data are being exploited by organisations to improve decision making and deliver better products and services for customers. But so far, little emphasis has been ...