Day: September 20, 2018

What does the British Airways cyber attack mean for customers?

Between the end of August and the start of September 2018, British Airways experienced a catastrophic cyber attack, which affected customers who booked directly through the BA website or App.   BA Cyber Threat Alex Cruz, the British Airways Chief Executive, said that the hack was “a very sophisticated, malicious

PLA Survey

The Corps of Engineers Omaha District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for large scale construction projects (exceeding $25 million) within the United States Air Force Ac

Standard Missile-3 intercepts ballistic missile target during Japanese test at sea

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed a successful intercept flight test in cooperation with the US Navy off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii. A Raytheon SM-3 Block IB missile intercepted a ballistic missile target, marking the first time Japan has tested the sophisticated interceptor as announced by MDA. The target […]

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Defence Minister visit marks opening of Rolls Royce’s F-35 Liftworks facility

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has opened a new state-of-the-art facility that manufactures unique vertical lift technology for the F-35 fighter jets. The ‘LiftWorks’ facility, which has opened at Rolls-Royce in Bristol, makes the ‘LiftSystem’ to provide F-35 fighter jets with a fan propulsion system that allows them to take off over short distances, hover, swivel […]

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Project Minerva puts latest drone technology to the test

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time. Tests of the cutting-edge multi-million-pound project, co-funded by the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office, included robots that can […]

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