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Machine Inc., Raytheon, and Major Tool collaborate on missile defence radars

Maritime January 20, 2020

Raytheon has teamed up with Major Tool and Machine Inc. to develop structures for SPY-6 missile defence radars for the US Navy. Raytheon has signed an agreement with Major Tool and Machine Inc. to create structures for SPY-6 missile defence radars for when the programme transitions from low-rate initial production to ...

MOD awards contract for Typhoon engine support

Air August 8, 2019

MOD has awarded a nearly £350 million contract for Typhoon engine support to Rolls-Royce. The contract, worth £346.7million was awarded to Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Typhoon engines with jobs in Bristol, Lincolnshire, and Moray. The EJ200 engines will be maintained and repaired by Rolls-Royce over five years. The contract includes Rolls-Royce ...

HMS Protector prepares for polar research mission

Maritime August 7, 2019

The Royal Navy polar research ship HMS Protector is preparing for a new mission after a mapping expedition. The HMS Protector has undergone maintenance work including upgrades and repairs to engines, systems, and machinery on board ahead of a new polar research mission in the frozen seas. The ship had returned ...

White paper explores how the NHS can improve cybersecurity

Homeland July 31, 2019

A new whitepaper from Imperial College London discussing how the NHS can improve cybersecurity has been presented at the House of Lords. In 2017 the NHS experienced a ransomware attack which affected around 16 health service organisations across England and Scotland. The ransomware, developed by the US to exploit the CVE-2019-0708 ...