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Photo Seven metres long, with two ramjet engines and four booster rockets it was a pillar of Britain's defence against the Soviet threat during the Cold War. The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to... [30 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree of autonomy that can detect, identify... [06 May 2008]
Photos: The Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Photo Seven metres long, with two ramjet engines and four booster rockets it was a pillar of Britain's defence against the Soviet threat during the Cold War. Historian professor Peter Hennessy said the exhibition of post-war tech embodied public opinion... [01 May 2008]
Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'
Photo Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor, said in a statement: "Leapp is a new, world-class system. Defence engineering company Lockheed Martin UK INSYS, will supply the system and vehicles, seen here, as part of an £100m deal... [03 Apr 2008]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like the stuff of science fiction films - but they are actually new defence technologies destined for the battlefield. Here Baroness Ann Taylor, minister of defence equipment and... [26 Mar 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]
Photos of the month - October 2007
Photo Photo credit: Ministry of Defence 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. [31 Oct 2007]
Photos: GCHQ aims to recruit with in-game ads
Photo The GCHQ is an intelligence and security organisation that reports to the Foreign Secretary and works with MI5, MI6, the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has launched... [23 Oct 2007]
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]
Photos: Cambridge innovation day abuzz with fresh tech
Photo The saucer also has military applications to help reconnaissance missions, with the Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense both showing interest in the tech. Search and rescue flying saucers, sniffer bees and mobile maps are just some... [07 Sep 2007]
Photos of the month - August 2007
Photo The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled an £80m electronic military medical records system which allows the health records of military personnel to be transferred between practices electronically, instead of using the traditional paper-based... [31 Aug 2007]
Photos: 'Top Gun course' for submarine hunters
Photo The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) has showcased how top sonar operators are trained to find enemy submarines. The Advanced Acoustic Analysis Course (AAAC) - commonly referred to as the "A" course - takes experienced sonar... [22 Aug 2007]
Photos: MoD unveils £80m IT health programme
Photo The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled an £80m electronic military medical records system. Derek Twigg MP, under secretary of state of defence, said: "The days of paper records are numbered. By 2010, these electronic records will be accessible... [02 Aug 2007]
Photos: Five unusual data centres
Photo This ex-Ministry of Defence nuclear bunker is now used for data backup and disaster recovery by the financial industry. Data centres are big business, and as well as the usual anonymous buildings on the edge of town silicon.com has visited some... [25 Jul 2007]
Photos: Virtual war tests new technology
Photo Stephen Borthwick, an RAF wing commander, said the industry involvement is key because the Ministry of Defence (MoD) "does not have all the bright ideas". In a small field near Portsmouth, a war has been raging for the past couple of weeks. [14 Jun 2007]
