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Babcock extend jobs scheme that helps engineers get back to work

Maritime March 2, 2022

Babcock is collaborating with STEM Returners to help engineers get back into work after a career break. Babcock will offer the STEM Returners programme at their sites in Plymouth, Bristol and Rosyth following a successful programme in 2021. Roles include Mechanical Design Engineer, Naval Architect and Structural Engineer, among others. STEM Returners, based in Hampshire, will ...

RAF explores methods of accident prediction

Air October 15, 2019

The RAF has released a document exploring its history of accident prediction and how it can be improved. The RAF has explored its past and how it can improve methods of accident prediction and safety in a new document released by the government. The report explores how methods have changed in ...

Anne-Marie Trevelyan addresses the UK Space Conference

Air October 3, 2019

Minister for Defence and Procurement Anne-Marie Trevelyan addressed the UK Space Conference in Newport, South Wales. Anne-Marie Trevelyan explored threats and challenges and opportunities in her speech at the Space Conference, as well as reiterating the government’s pledge to increase defence budgets. She also explored the dangers that increased space exploration ...

Royal Navy engineers design tech of the future

Maritime September 9, 2019

Royal Navy engineers have designed a possible mid-21st-century assault by Royal Marines featuring emerging defence innovations. A potential future assault by Royal Marines was planned by Royal Navy engineers incorporating technology such as AI, exoskeletons, and ‘invisible commandos’. Graduates from the UK Naval Engineering Science and Technology (UKNEST) Forum were asked ...