The upcoming Unmanned Warrior exercise takes place during October 2016 in Scotland. Unmanned Warrior is the largest ever demonstration of unmanned and autonomous vehicles ever held. With over 50 vehicles collecting data remotely in the air, on the surface, and …
All medical facilities need to ensure cleanliness. But with the nature of military operations always changing, and the potential of chemical and biological attack, military hospitals may have to keep clean both inside and out. All this and be ready …
An international crisis requires information to be created quickly, amended quickly and communicated instantly to a multilingual audience. E-learning is able to reinforce classroom content with ‘flipped learning’, providing interactive and video content in advance of classroom training, leading to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I am a volunteer for the Support to Operations readiness pool, which comprises analysts from across Defence, primarily from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ,who are available to support defence exercises alongside members of the Deployment Team. So …
Since 2009, I have been deployed three times to Afghanistan as a Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Operational Analyst in support of Operation HERRICK. Each deployment has been to a different headquarters – Kandahar Airfield, Main Operating Base Lashkar Gah and …