army ministry of defence
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo The UK Ministry of Defence's Watchkeeper programme is aiming to develop an unmanned 'spy in the sky' plane that will provide the armed forces with vital intelligence and surveillance capability by 2010. [02 Sep 2008]
Photos: Inside the Army's war games
Photo Photo credit: Ministry of Defence (MoD) The MoD has turned to computer games to give army drivers sent to the Middle East some experience of the situations they might encounter in the field. In a statement, MoD minister for defence equipment and... [01 Sep 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to replace hundreds of IT systems with a single infrastructure is running more than a year late and is £182m over budget. The DII is aimed at improving communication and interoperability by providing a single... [04 Jul 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for breaching the Data Protection Act. After studying the report, the Chief of the General Staff has... [25 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) expects to save £35m per year through an online travel service set up and managed by Capgemini. The service, which will support the travel needs of 300,000 Army, Royal Airforce, Royal Navy and MoD personnel, will use... [19 Jun 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. Machines used by the army, navy and RAF will be given password-protected encryption using BeCrypt Disk Protect Baseline solution. [08 May 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our commitment to duty of care, we have an obligation for the safety of all MoD personnel - whether they are drivers or passengers. [04 Apr 2008]
Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy
Photo The Ministry of Defence has just signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of the devices, which have built-in GPS, thermal imaging and a 5km laser range finder. A UK army soldier tests out the surveillance system and range finder (SSARF). [18 Feb 2008]
Army targets enemy with high-tech laser guidance
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of 700 handheld or tripod-mounted systems for close combat forces from 2009. Defence secretary Des Browne said its improvements over the existing Otis and... [15 Feb 2008]
Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech
Photo The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent £250,000 on high-tech simulator equipment to provide more realistic training for frontline troops facing the threat of roadside and suicide bombs. Photo credit: Ministry of Defence [22 Oct 2007]
Army fires up wi-fi for troops
News The service will be provided by Paradigm - the team in charge of the Ministry of Defence's £2.5bn satellite system - and will be password protected with wireless points put in the living quarters of service personnel; it will operate at speeds of... [09 Oct 2007]
Photos: MoD unveils £80m IT health programme
Photo The Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP) system is being rolled out to all UK Army medical facilities. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled an £80m electronic military medical records system. [02 Aug 2007]
Satellite to get the army talking
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to spend around £3.6bn to use the satellite network over the next 13 years. The UK military's communications options will receive a boost with the launch of the first Skynet satellite - due to go live in... [12 Mar 2007]
Bomb Squad gets £65m robot fleet
News Faster, nimbler, better powered and able to use a wider range of bomb disposal tools, Cutlass will incorporate the "latest computer technology" to ensure troops can operate more effectively, the Ministry of Defence said. [29 Dec 2006]
Battlefield tech under UK and US spotlight
News The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the US Army are to work together on a $135.8m joint research programme to develop advanced secure wireless and sensor network technology, including RFID, to support soldiers in the battlefield in future... [21 Sep 2006]
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