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DIO’s RAF Odiham runway upgrades completed

Air August 10, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), awarded a £2.9 million contract for the runway works and a £2.6 million contract for the lighting works to Amey Highways in December 2020. Work started very quickly in early January and the runway resurfacing was finished ahead of schedule in ...

Huge S&T investment sees Dstl launch recruitment drive

Homeland August 10, 2021

Official DPRTE event partner, the Defence and Security Technology Laboratory (Dstl), is launching its biggest recruitment drive in recent years, with over 300 roles for physicists, scientists, engineers, technologists and leaders. The recruitment drive comes as the government pushes its priority on science and technology (S&T) for defence and security. The Ministry ...

BAE Systems accelerates development of military applications with advanced electronics

Land August 6, 2021

Official DPRTE event partner, BAE Systems, has announced a strategic business agreement that will result in the BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation having early access to select Intel technologies. The agreement will enable BAE Systems to develop and more quickly field next-generation defence applications based on Intel’s most ...

£1.5 million invested for CBR robotics and AI research

Homeland August 3, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is exploring the potential for cutting-edge autonomous robotic solutions to detect life threatening chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) hazards. The current wide area capability is based on specially adapted armoured Fuchs vehicles. For a number of years Dstl – the science ...