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Defence Secretary makes his first base visit to Wales

Air January 22, 2019

The Welsh Secretary welcomed the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, to Welsh bases leading the way in training and education. In a visit spanning the length of the country, Welsh Secretary, Alun Cairns and Minister for Wales, Nigel Adams, joined Gavin Williamson as they inspected some of the Welsh bases contributing to ...

Autonomous Warrior sees futuristic technology put through paces

Land December 18, 2018

The British Army have completed their biggest military robot exercise in British history as they tested out over 70 examples of futuristic technology including enhanced surveillance drones and unmanned vehicles on the fields of Salisbury Plain. The Autonomous Warrior experiment lasted four weeks and tested a range of prototype unmanned aerial and ...

The new battlespace: Latest technology drives defence space strategies

December 12, 2018

An increasing number of military systems are now dependent on space technology, with communications, imagery, precision targeting and friendly force tracking all reliant on satellites and space-based services.  The same is true for many aspects of modern living, with space technology enabling a diverse range of civilian activities from agriculture to GPS navigation, banking and transportation.  This growing reliance saw Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announce the launch of the UK’s first Defence Space Strategy and hand over command ...

DASA celebrates second anniversary

Homeland December 11, 2018

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has celebrated its second anniversary, with Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson calling it a ‘shining example’ of industry innovation. For the uninitiated, DASA is responsible for finding and funding exploitable innovations in support of UK defence and security. The cross-government organisation first launched in December 2016 ...