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• News story: First ever memorial to African and Caribbean Service Personnel unveiled in Brixton.

  22-06-2017 18:18
  
  Today (22nd June 2017) the first ever memorial to African and Caribbean servicemen and women was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.Speaking ahead of the event at Windrush Square, Brixton, where a new permanent memorial was unveiled, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said:The UK is indebted to all those servicemen and women from Africa and the Caribbean who volunteered to serve with Britain during the First and Second World Wars.
  
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• ESA clears path for LISA gravitational wave mission

  22-06-2017 16:56
  
  The mission, involving three spacecraft flying in formation, is currently scheduled for 2034
  The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, aimed at detecting gravitational waves in space, has been approved by the European Space Agency at a meeting of its Science Programme Committee. After many years of development and delays, the mission is now scheduled to go ahead in 2034.
  The LISA mission will see three identical spacecraft fly in formation, 2.5million km apartGravitational waves are
  
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• ​PARIS: Scorpion tests 20mm cannon ahead of OA-X

  22-06-2017 15:50 via flightglobal.com
  Textron is demonstrating a 20mm cannon on its Scorpion twin-jet ahead of the US Air Force s light attack OA-X experiment later this summer.
  
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• PARIS: Thales makes advances in military UAVs

  22-06-2017 14:51 via flightglobal.com
  Thales has been an understated yet significant player in the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market for some time now, but is making a number of advances in the military UAV domain, as well as exploring new technologies related to the growing operation of this type of system.
  
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• News story: £260M job-sustaining contract for advanced identification system

  22-06-2017 13:48
  
  The system, called Mode-5 and developed for the MOD by UK-based company Leonardo, uses advanced cryptographic techniques and world-leading electronic technology to allow UK land, sea and air units to quickly identify friendly forces and operate safely alongside NATO allies across any battlefield.Mode-5 IFF has been designed to give UK units a clear and secure view of potential threats and targets, providing a powerful cyber shield against jamming and interference intended to reduce vital situati
  
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• Decelerating stray electrons could hasten fusion reactor development

  22-06-2017 12:29
  
  A technique for solving a problem that can destroy the inner walls of nuclear fusion reactors could bring the elusive technique one step closer
  Runaway elexctrons couild damage the inner walls of fusion reactors like JET in Culham, OxfordshirePlasma physicists from Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden, have devised a new method for decelerating stray electrons inside nuclear fusion reactors; a problem that can destroy the interior of a reactor without warning. Using plasma simulation and ma
  
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• New catalyst “makes carbon neutral fuel from CO2 a viable option”

  22-06-2017 12:20
  
  Australian scientists have developed a catalyst that converts carbon dioxide from the air into synthetic natural gas using solar energy.
  The research, carried out at the University of Adelaide in collaboration with CSIRO, Australia’s national agency for scientific research, could validate a process that has the potential to replace fossil fuels and continue to use existing carbon-based fuel technologies without increasing atmospheric CO2.
  The catalyst drives the process of combining CO2 wi
  
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• PARIS: Horizon demonstrates FlyingFish for monitoring satellite phone signals

  22-06-2017 11:17 via flightglobal.com
  Horizon Technologies is promoting its FlyingFish airborne satellite monitoring system for monitoring of satellite phone signals for humanitarian, search and rescue and law enforcement/anti-terrorism purposes. FlyingFish can be used to turn a wide range of aircraft into signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection platforms.
  
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• Autonomous and connected cars get set for UK road trials

  22-06-2017 11:16
  
  Members of the UK Autodrive consortium have been demonstrating connected and autonomous vehicle technologies prior to road trials in Coventry and Milton Keynes.
  Project partners Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) assembled at the HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton today, June 22, 2017, to demonstrate a series of car technologies that have been successfully demonstrated in test track trials. Jaguar Land Rover also presented the latest version of their au
  
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• News story: Defence Minister Focuses on Scottish business, skills, and innovation

  22-06-2017 11:04
  
  The MOD spent £1.5 billion with Scottish businesses last year and supports 9,700 jobs across Scotland, with the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Carriers being built in Rosyth and new Offshore Patrol Vessels under construction in Govan and Scotstoun ahead of this summer’s Type 26 Frigate steel cut.Mrs Baldwin met Scottish SMEs at the Defence Suppliers Forum, held at defence company Leonardo’s facility near Edinburgh. The Forum builds relationships between businesses and G
  
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• No need to apologise to British soldiers over Iraq claims, says Martyn Day

  22-06-2017 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyer cleared of professional misconduct charges over claims against British forces in Iraq says the case was politically motivatedThe decision to prosecute human rights lawyers at the law firm Leigh Day was politically influenced, a senior partner has said in his first interview since being cleared of professional misconduct charges.Martyn Day said he and his colleagues did not need to apologise for doing their jobs and making British soldiers accountable for their actions in Iraq.
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