Author: Mario Jaconelli

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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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 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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New measures to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and digital services from cyber attacks and computer network failure are now in force. Bosses of firms in health, water, energy, transport and digital infrastructure will now be expected to have robust safeguards in place against cyber threats and report breaches and network outages to regulators within […]

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Saab has unveiled a 5,000-square-meter facility for its future Gripen fighter jet aerostructures plant: Saab Aeronáutica Montagens, in the city of São Bernardo do Campo, in São Paulo state, Brazil. Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM) will produce aerostructures for the Brazilian Gripen fighter and is preparing to become part of Saab´s global supply chain. The plant […]

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The Ministry of Defence has marked mental health awareness week with new confidential support for personnel on operations. The MOD has announced a series of new joint projects with leading mental health charity Samaritans backed by £3.5 million in LIBOR funding. The initiatives will build on the charity’s digital technology to offer military personnel at […]

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Royal Air Force personnel will be primed and ready to crew the very first P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft once it arrives at RAF Lossiemouth, thanks in part to time spent embedded within the ranks of the US Navy. Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland currently houses Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) – […]

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The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has announced an investment of £2.5 billion in the UK’s nuclear submarine programme. The plans will see an Astute hunter-killer submarine built costing £1.5bn, with £960m being spent on completing a fleet of four nuclear-armed Dreadnought submarines to replace the four Vanguard submarines that make up the UK’s nuclear fleet. […]

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