Dr Helen Monkhouse, chief engineer for functional safety at HORIBA MIRA, explores the comparison between automated vehicle development in automotive and defence applications
An industry-led group has been created to retain and redeploy skilled workers who lose their jobs as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
Leicester University is launching a new €3.5m (£2.9m) research centre that will train researchers skilled in using satellite technologies to tackle environmental issues.
Loughborough-based fuel cell specialist Intelligent Energy is leading a pan-European effort to develop an automated mass manufacturing method for automotive fuel cells.
Norsk Hydro has switched plants to manual operations and procedures following a cyber-attack on its worldwide network.
Babcock International Group (Babcock), in partnership with Supacat, has been awarded a contract to build an additional 53 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Jackal 3s for the British Army.
PSA Peugeot Citroën is introducing a variable night shift at its plant in Rennes to coincide with the launch of the Peugeot 508.
BAE Systems has received a $7m (£4.4m) order from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to produce armour kits for M915A5 military line haul tractors.
Plans by Orbex to launch small satellites from Scotland have received a boost following a $24m funding round led by BGF and Octopus Ventures.
Engineers at Toshiba Corporation in Japan have unveiled a small scorpion-like robot designed to investigate the inside of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
