Day: May 17, 2018

GB-Leicester: Care Home

Scheme comprises demolition of single residential unit and construction of a three storey 72 bedroom care home (class 2), access, parking, landscaping, trees and other associated works (amended plans). The associated works include sewer systems, landscapi

From surveillance to resupply: How autonomous technology is being tasked with supplying troops on the front line

Dubbed ‘the last mile’, the final stage of transporting supplies to troops on the front line in hostile and challenging environments can be a dangerous undertaking.  Gone are the days of the British Mule Pamphlet, issued in 1928, advising that a mule should carry more than 25% of its bodyweight. Now, 90 years on, in order to reduce resupply uncertainty, the modern-day infantry soldier carries around 82% of his bodyweight in […]

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Veterans struggling post-military life urged to join Peer Support Service

Former servicemen and women who are struggling to cope with life outside of the military are being urged to sign up to a Peer Support Service, delivered by veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress. Led by veterans for veterans, it’s the first UK-wide service of its kind for those with mental health problems. The Peer […]

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Unisys wins US Customs and Border Protection contract

Unisys Corporation has been chosen by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop, operate and manage systems used for risk assessments of people and cargo entering the US by the agency’s Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate (TASPD). The contract will support TASPD’s Office of Information and Technology, which provides technology solutions that support […]

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