Croydon-based Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) to provide services for a €36m water and sanitation project.
Defence secretary John Hutton has announced that the MoD is to purchase three Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for test and evaluation.
Cobham’s Mission Systems Division has been awarded a $26.5m production contract by Boeing to supply BRU-61/A carriage systems for the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB).
The march of the ultracapacitor is accelerating. The energy storage system that can release rapid bursts of power looks set to find a place in more new vehicles.
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are to study the spread of hospital ’superbugs’ such as MRSA and identify successful methods of prevention and treatment.
Siemens Power Generation is to supply 86 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.3MW each for the Canadian Wolfe Island Wind project.
Vestas has formally announced the closure of its blade production activities in the Isle of Wight and Southampton, leading to the loss of 425 jobs.
Shipping company Lomar is working with Texas startup Alicia Bots to use mini magnetic robots for anti-fouling hull grooming that could help reduce maritime emissions.
