Day: May 3, 2017

An opportunity to book a meeting with the Defence and Security Accelerator team to discuss your research idea. The Accelerator is holding Enduring Challenge and Autonomous Last Mile Resupply themed challenge face-to-face meetings in London to give you the opportunity to discuss your innovative research idea in private. Register for an Enduring Challenge slot Register for an autonomous […]

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The rotation of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing has switched, with Poland now taking the lead, with support from Spain. Following on from the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Poland’s rotation will see it carrying out missions across the area from the airbase at Šiauliai, Lithuania. While the German Air Force’s supporting mission will be overtaken by […]

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The Parliament Defence Committee has released a report on the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2016, highlighting the importance of the scheme and commenting that it should be central to the government. The report covers recommendations made by the Committee to ensure that the Covenant is supported as a driving force within government policy, including […]

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Trials have been successfully completed by a Typhoon aircraft to simultaneously fire two MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missiles. Undertaken at BAE Systems’ Military Air & Information site, in Warton, UK, the trials took place over the UK’s Hebrides Range using Airbus Defence & Space Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA) 4 with the support of […]

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