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Aerospace industry flying high

Air July 10, 2017

May saw the second strongest month on record for the aerospace industry, with some 118 deliveries bringing it in behind May 2016. With industry figures closely matching those from 2016, industry experts are expecting another record-breaking year. So far in 2017, 524 aircraft have been delivered worth some £10.5Bn to the ...

In the latest comment from RUSI, Dr Peter Roberts says that the British military is facing a ‘black hole’ of financing over the next ten years.

RUSI expert sends stark warning to MOD

Homeland July 7, 2017

The UK MOD is facing tough financial choices says RUSI professor Dr Peter Roberts, Director of Military Sciences. In its latest comment, the Royal United Services Institute, says that the British military is facing a ‘black hole’ of financing over the next ten years, with amounts up to £20Bn (some five ...

MBDA has confirmed a successful first firing of MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile.

Successful first firing of Sea Venom

Air July 5, 2017

MBDA has confirmed a successful first firing of MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile. Conducted in June at the Île du Levant test range in France, this is the first major milestone for the missile, which has been developed in partnership between the UK and France. The partnership developed in 2014, with ...

NCSC advice to improve public sector cyber security

Homeland July 5, 2017

In the light of recent high-profile cyber attacks, such as wannacry and Petya, the National Cyber Security Centre has released up-to-date advice on how businesses and the public sector can improve their cyber security and protect their data. By implementing just four ‘Active Cyber Defence’ programmes, basic cyber security will be ...