defence
RSS defenceBAe buys Sema Group's naval division
News British Aerospace (BAe) has bought out the Sema Group's 50 per cent stake in BAeSema - a leading developer of naval defence technology. BAe's decision to boost its naval resources coincides with the Sema Group's shift... [11 Sep 1998]
In brief: Dr Solomon's launches VirusScan 4.0
News Solomon's Total Virus Defence (TVD) package, which includes products for file and groupware servers and Internet gateways. Dr. Solomon's has announced a new desktop anti-virus line, VirusScan 4.0. The recent merger with... [27 Aug 1998]
UK MoD abandons joint satellite project
News The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to go it alone on a £1bn satellite project it had planned to co-develop with France and Germany. Defence minister, Lord Gilbert, said there was concern that the UK was... [18 Aug 1998]
Racal Electronics braces itself for takeover
News Racal also stands to win defence orders worth £400m over the next few months, and it is thought that GEC rival British Aerospace (BAe) is also interested in making a bid. Racal Electronics is rumoured to be on a takeover... [10 Aug 1998]
Mobile phones switch off brain cells
News The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (Dera) has found that mobile phones can switch off nerve cells in the brain's memory centre. The study, conducted on rats, found that the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile... [17 Jul 1998]
World Health Organisation plans global network
News The WHO is likely to base its network on technologies pioneered by US defence institution Sandia Laboratories, which has already set up a co-operative monitoring centre between Russia and Mexico. What could be the... [13 Jul 1998]
Network set up to fight back against biological warfare
News Defence research group, Sandia Laboratories, has set up pilot trials between rural hospitals in Russia and New Mexico to share research on a new chronic illness, Hepatitis-C. The US government is funding an international... [03 Jul 1998]
GEC buys Siemens out of GPT
News In recent months, GEC has sold off its semiconductor arm to concentrate on its defence, communications and electronics businesses, while Siemens has been reported to be considering a tie-up with Motorola. [30 Jun 1998]
CSC nets $130m ICO contract
News The spokesman added: "The service will principally be aimed at international business travellers; rural and remote communities, particularly in Africa and Asia; and specialist business sectors which operate from and across remote places,... [30 Jun 1998]
