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• News story: Army's future is secure in Brecon

  17-03-2017 17:44
  
  Sir Michael confirmed that the Brecon Infantry Battle School will remain open, providing world-class training to 3,500 infantry soldiers each year who are preparing to become future Army leaders.During the visit he also announced that the Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh is likely to remain in its current location for at least a decade as the Ministry of Defence discusses a long-term lease for the site.Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said:Brecon has a long Army history. The Infantry Bat
  
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• Israel continues talks over additional F-15s

  17-03-2017 17:07 via flightglobal.com
  Negotiations about a possible follow-on purchase of advanced Boeing F-15s for the Israeli air force are continuing, as the nation s cabinet seeks a possible alternative to acquiring additional Lockheed Martin F-35s.
  
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• Interim measures: how to get ahead as temporary senior manager

  17-03-2017 16:04
  
  The interim management industry provides an often hidden, but essential role supporting the UK economy. Interims are proven senior executives that can be deployed on a short-term basis to support an organisation during a period of change, transition or crisis.
  Tom Legard, consultant and industrial manufacturing specialist at Odgers Interim, provides his advice to senior executives considering a career change from permanent to interim work.
  What is motivating the move to interims?
  Companies are u
  
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• Royal Navy Lynx HMA8 fleet bows out of service

  17-03-2017 14:37 via flightglobal.com
  A final flypast of four Royal Navy Westland Lynx HMA8 helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, will take place on 17 March, before the type is officially decommissioned on 23 March.
  
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• News story: Accelerator face-to-face meetings: 4 April 2017 in Harwell

  17-03-2017 14:05
  
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• Hydraulic transmission aimed at easing emissions on non-electrified rail

  17-03-2017 13:47
  
  Trials are underway of a new type of hydraulic transmission for diesel powered rail vehicles that could be applied to non-electrified rail routes.Chiltern Railways is helping to test the powertrain demonstrator as part of a wider powertrain competition funded by RSSB and Artemis Intelligent Power.
  Project partner JCB will supply a diesel engine to power Artemis’s E-dyn 96 Digital Displacement hydraulic pump. The pump will supply flow to axle-mounted Digital Displacement motors and the tran
  
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• News story: Defence Secretary confirms 30,000 defence jobs in South West

  17-03-2017 12:59
  
  During the visit to Devon, Sir Michael revealed figures showing the significant contribution Defence makes to the region, with the Ministry of Defence spending billions of pounds with industry and supporting one in 70 roles or 30,000 local jobs.Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said:Creating an economy that works for everyone means investing and supporting jobs across the UK. Backed by a rising defence budget, we spent more than £4 billion with industry in the South West last year to he
  
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• Modular design to bridge gaps other bridges cannot reach

  17-03-2017 12:57
  
  Arup and Mabey have launched the world’s first modular glass-fibre, reinforced polymer bridge, an advance that could improve safety at level-crossings or span areas where it is difficult to build such structures.According to Arup, the post-tensioned bridge is designed to be assembled in hard to reach sites where large cranes or heavy machinery cannot be used.
  Part-funded by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) the modular bridge can provide a safer alternative to level crossings wher
  
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• News story: MOD signs £14 million contract for lifesaving medical technology

  17-03-2017 11:59
  
  The Tempus Pro monitors, designed and manufactured by Remote Diagnostic Technologies (RDT), can help facilitate emergency treatment for Royal Navy, British Army, and RAF personnel if they are injured or taken ill on active duty.The lightweight, robust and portable monitor, which is battery operated, can be used on land, at sea and in the air. It transmits medical data such as blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate in real time back to medical facilities and treatment teams, giving them a bet
  
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• Testing times: study assesses next-gen nuclear materials built with nanoscale 3D printing

  17-03-2017 10:04
  
  Nanoscale 3D printing techniques, developed to build optical devices such as those found in quantum computing, could be used to test materials for the next generation of nuclear power plants.
  In an EPSRC-funded project, researchers led by Dr Anton Shterenlikht at Bristol University are investigating the use of nano-additive manufacturing techniques to build tiny irradiated structures, known as micromechanical coupons, for structural and behavioural testing.
  Interest in the use of additive manufa
  
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• ​Boeing secures $3.4 billion deal for 268 AH-64Es

  17-03-2017 08:25 via flightglobal.com
  Boeing has secured a five-year, $3.4 deal to provide 268 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the US Army and an international customer.
  
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• Taiwan says capable of strike against China

  17-03-2017 05:04
  
  Taiwan said for the first time publicly that it is capable of launching missiles at China, as the government on Thursday unveiled a major defence report warning of increased risk of Chinese invasion....
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• Lockheed to Deliver World Record-Setting 60kW Laser to U.S. Army

  17-03-2017 04:53
  
  The Beam Combined Fiber Laser is the Most Powerful Laser of Its Type Yet Demonstrated Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam...
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• Orbital ATK Receives Order for Hydra-70 Rocket-Launched Illuminating Flares

  17-03-2017 04:43
  
  Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it recently received a contract modification from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for the...
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• Lithuania wants NATO command headquarters on eastern flank

  17-03-2017 04:33
  
  Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite on Thursday urged NATO’s top general to create new alliance command centres on its eastern flank to deter Russia, calling their current location in...
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• Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Deliveries to Egypt to Begin in 2017

  17-03-2017 04:22
  
  Russian Helicopters, a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, confirms that the first of an eventual 46 Alligators will be handed over to Cairo this year. The Ka-52 Alligator is an...
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