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EDA and ESA team up for joint projects exploring hazardous environments in space and on Earth

Air January 16, 2020

The EDA and ESA will use cutting edge technology to research environments in space and inaccessible regions of Earth. The EDA (European Defence Agency) and ESA (European Space Agency) will use two new projects to explore new environments in space and analyse distaster-stricken regions of Earth. They are the latest in ...

Sailors return to HMS Lancaster following ship upgrades

Maritime August 22, 2019

Sailors have returned to the HMS Lancaster following extensive ship upgrades over the last two years. The HMS Lancaster has spent two years in Devonport for state-of-the-art ship upgrades including improved navigational systems. Sailors have returned to the ship and will prepare for its Ready For Sea Date (RFSD) in Portsmouth. The ...

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 ...

The Galileo system provides Europe and the UK with Global Navigation Satellite System data for military, critical national infrastructure and blue light services. Here, Nigel Davies, Head of Secured Navigation at QinetiQ, explains the increasing threat to GNSS and how QinetiQ is helping tackle them.

ASPIRE: protecting the UK from GNSS threats

December 23, 2016

The Galileo system provides Europe and the UK with Global Navigation Satellite System data for military, critical national infrastructure and blue light services. Here, Nigel Davies, Head of Secured Navigation at QinetiQ, explains the increasing threat to GNSS and how QinetiQ is helping tackle them. Europe’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) ...