MOD Invests in Nano Unmanned Air Systems
The MoD has put out a public tender notice for a contract worth up to £20m for the supply of up to 100 Nano unmanned air systems, to be ready by the autumn. The expenditure has been authorised as the government announces deep cuts to the RAF and other services Continue Reading
Jack Straw tells Chilcott Inquiry of rejection of UK Forces Invasion of Iraq
BRITISH troops did not need to go into traq, Jack Straw told the Chilcot inquiry yesterday. On the last day of the public inquiry into the war, the former foreign secre¬tary said he told Tony Blair that British troops could stay out of the conflict. Mr Straw said a ‘perfectly Continue Reading
Parliamentary meeting Is it time to scrap Trident?
Speakers: Cathy Jamieson, Labour MPTessa Munt, Lib Dem MP Caroline Lucas, Green MP Professor John Foster, author of Trident, jobs and the UK economy 6pm, Monday 18th October Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Westminster [map] ———————————————————————————– LATEST UPDATE With news that the Strategic Defence and Security Review will culminate in a Continue Reading
The F-35 Lightning II – The Future of Flight
Today’s video (seen on Cicero Lounge’s top right homepage) is the F-35 Stealth jet plane. To see more of this remarkable machine’s capabilities please do go to the BBC website, where they have been given unique access to it’s operation and efficacy in it’s current developmental stage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10648250
MOD COMPUTER GAMES TO SAVE LIVES
Soldiers in the Royal Logistic Corps are to get a boost to their driving skills thanks to a hi-tech virtual training computer package, which will test their ability to cope under fire. Under a contract potentially worth some £2M the Joint Combat Operation Virtual Environment (JCOVE) uses the commercial ‘serious Continue Reading
QINETIQ SECURES NAVAL DEAL
A multi-million pound deal between the Ministry of Defence and UK research establishment QinetiQ has secured the support and expertise needed to ensure the continued operation of the current submarine fleet and the development of technology for future generations it was confirmed today, Wednesday 3 September 2008. In the 15-year Continue Reading
