DASA’s Defence Innovation Loan programme has seen UK SME VRAI improve the commercialisation of its data capture and analysis technology. Newcastle-based SME, VRAI, which specialises in virtual reality (VR) simulation training and data capture, with the help of DASA funding, VRAI developed a solution to enable the RAF to better measure and ...
Ahead of 500 days of war, Ukraine’s fire and rescue services are to benefit from specialist firefighting equipment and training from the RAF. The UK is providing 15 Rapid Intervention Vehicles and two Major Foam Vehicles to bolster Ukraine’s firefighting capability, primarily sourced from the Royal Air Force and Defence Fire ...
The RAF has set itself on an ambitious path to achieve net-zero by 2040, ten years before of the rest of Defence. However, with no viable carbon-free fuel currently available, this challenge is no mean-feat, the RAF is the highest polluter of all the armed services due to aviation fuel and ...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a nearly £7M project to extend the lifespan of the runways and taxiways at the Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) airfield in the Falkland Islands. The project included repainting runway and taxiway markings in reflective paint, replacing airfield signage with new compliant back-lit units, and ...