Japan’s Aerospace ‘Industrial Strategy’ and the Challenge to the UK
Japan’s Aerospace ‘Industrial Strategy’ and the Challenge to the UK
The successful development of the UK’s Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) over the last 2 years has seen an ever increasing confidence across […]
Read moreADS influences the Home Office’s new Police Science and Technology Unit
ADS influences the Home Office’s new Police Science and Technology Unit
The Home Office is in the process of setting up a new Police Science and Technology Unit. ADS has been very influential in helping frame […]
Read moreWhat will digital police forces look like?
What will digital police forces look like?
Recently, the College of Policing wrote to all Chief Constables and PCCs, the Policing Minister and HMIC about digital capabilities. A new College of […]
Read moreSummers echoes Piketty: Robots are not stealing jobs
Summers echoes Piketty: Robots are not stealing jobs
The FT has reported that, speaking at the Inclusive Capitalism Conference yesterday, Larry Summers, former US Treasury Secretary and Chair of Obama’s […]
Read moreElectric Dreams: Increasing the Focus on Hybrid/ Electric Passenger Aircraft
Electric Dreams: Increasing the Focus on Hybrid/ Electric Passenger Aircraft
An interesting article in Aviation Week this week discusses the future prospects of Electric/ hybrid powered aircraft – with Airbus outlining its […]
Read moreHome Office call – explosives precursors
Home Office call – explosives precursors
The Home Office is leading a public research call seeking to identify additives to or substitutions for explosives precursors and poisons to […]
Read moreThe challenge of police procurement – what is ADS doing about it?
The challenge of police procurement – what is ADS doing about it?
Police procurement has always posed challenges for the security sector. The most obvious challenge is that the customer base is very fragmented, […]
Read moreEU Commission Sets Out Approach to Future Civil RPAS Airspace Integration
EU Commission Sets Out Approach to Future Civil RPAS Airspace Integration
The European Commission has this week released a communication to the EU Parliament and Council on the proposed integration of Civil RPAS into […]
Read moreIncreased Aircraft production rates – Supply Chain risks?
Increased Aircraft production rates – Supply Chain risks?
At the start of the year, both Airbus and Boeing announced plans to increase their aircraft production rates significantly over the course […]
Read moreUK to Boost Funding for PLATO ‘Planet Hunter’ Space Mission
UK to Boost Funding for PLATO ‘Planet Hunter’ Space Mission
Following last month’s announcement by the European Space Agency (ESA) that the PLATO Mission had been selected as the third medium-class science […]
Read moreSecurity innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
Security innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
The UK’s security sector is world leading because of its constant innovation. I was reminded of this last week, when the US Department […]
Read moreRolls-Royce Announce Next Generation of Engine Technology Design
Rolls-Royce Announce Next Generation of Engine Technology Design
Rolls-Royce has today revealed details of its designs for the next generation of aerospace engines– with a strategy and roadmap in place […]
Read moreGetting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
Getting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
One of the big challenges in the UK’s security sector is how to make more effective use of the limited R&D funding […]
Read moreDigital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
Digital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
The Metropolitan Police recently published its new technology strategy, Total Technology, for the period 2014 to 2017. The drivers for this digital policing vision are: Improving […]
Read moreBenchmarking the UK’s innovation system
Benchmarking the UK’s innovation system
I’m reading Tera Allas’ thorough study of the UK’s innovation system and the summary chart is worth flagging the following summary chart […]
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