Day: November 29, 2017

NHS turn to Ethical Hackers with £20 Million Cyber Security Project

NHS Digital is to turn to ethical hackers in a bid to defend itself from malicious cyber attacks in the future. Following May’s WannaCry ransomware attack, £20 million is to be invested to avoid a repeat of the event that crippled parts of the NHS and affected thousands. The NHS

US GOVERNMENT WANTS TO LEASE SPACE IN HOUSTON, TX

 

GSA Public Buildings Service

U.S. GOVERNMENT

General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:

State: Texas
City: Houston
Delineated Area: North: Within 2 miles of Sam Houston Tol

Centigon chosen to armour truck cabs for the Danish Armed Forces

Centigon France has secured a contract with SCANIA for the protection of truck cabins to equip the Danish Armed Forces. The agreement with Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation is for a large fleet of military tactical (approximately 600) and civilian (approximately 250) trucks to be used for both national and international military operations and […]

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Dragonworks launched to pioneer advanced laser technology

Dragonworks – a brand new centre of excellence designed to put advanced laser technology through its paces – has launched in Farnborough, QinetiQ has confirmed. Dragonworks will serve as a test bed for cutting-edge technologies associated with high-energy military and commercial grade lasers. The state-of-the-art facility houses a clean-room which will allow work with sensitive […]

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Royal Navy recognised for world’s first nuclear submarine repair

The Royal Navy Submarine Mechanical Specialists team has won a prestigious award in recognition of its innovative application of freeze seal isolation to repair a submarine’s nuclear reactor. To meet the engineering constraints associated with submarine repair – issues of space and geometry, for example – Royal Navy specialists made canny use of liquid nitrogen […]

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