The recent Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition (DSEI) exhibition in London featured a Medical Innovation Zone - supported by Defence Medical Services and the Surgeon General - demonstrating the latest advances in clinical care – from point of injury …
Working with leading physicists in the UK, AWE scientist Colin Danson has been instrumental in the design, construction and operation of large‐scale laser facilities for over 30 years. He helped to pioneer the development of ultra‐high intensity lasers establishing world‐leading …
With wearable technology on the rise, Augmented Reality (AR) has the potential to push the boundaries of innovation for Defence platforms. AR is a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment where elements are augmented (or supplemented) by …
Making sure spare parts are available is essential for any vehicle to stay in top class condition. This is even more so for the complex fighting machines of the UK Armed Forces. The traditional solution is keeping a stock of …
Traditionally, advice to industry on cyber risk has been provided from disparate sources. This is changing rapidly with cyber initiatives such as the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory’s Cyber Vulnerabilities Investigation project, which aims to provide a focal point for industry …
At AWE, we are committed to inspiring future generations and sharing knowledge of our work. Recently, AWE engineers were out and about, supporting TeenTech, the award-winning industry-led initiative that runs lively one-day events in science and technology, with a year-round supporting …
One of the most enjoyable tasks I have as MOD Chief Scientific Adviser is recognising those who have made the most outstanding contributions to defence science and technology each year. This Commendation Scheme gives me an opportunity to learn more …
As Head of the Defence, National Security and Public Safety team at Esri UK, our mission is to deliver intelligence, information, services and force elements to defence including deployed forces and to other government departments and international partners. …
At the end of 2014, Dstl established an official presence on GitHub and released the source code for a web application called Ideaworks. This first project was a ‘pipe-cleaner’ - a way to see if it was even possible to release code using …
Despite the cold, I was excited. It was the first day we got to explosively test the prototypes that British industry had been developing, for what would soon become the Foxhound vehicle. The weather in the Northumbrian hills was below zero and …