James Fisher Names Hales Head of Defense
within the defense industry means he has a clear focus on customer needs and market opportunities," Vernet said.Hales has held leadership roles in the defense industry since 2014, most recently heading Serco’s Aviation and Maritime portfolio providing services to the U.K. Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and commercial customers. Hales also brings with him prior knowledge of James Fisher, having worked alongside its defense specialist - JFD - on the NATO Submarine Rescue System’s mothership.Hales said, "I’m honored to take on the position of Head of Defense for James Fisher
UK Gov't Sets Aside $5M for Tech That Can Mitigate Offshore Wind Farms Impact on Radar Systems
effect of windfarm developmentmetasurfaces applied to, or alterations to the design of, the wind turbinesalterations to the initial radar signal or radar station or processing of the returnThe competition is funded by the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and is undertaken in partnership with the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and DASA.In the first phase DASA awarded contracts to Thales, QinetiQ, Saab, TWI and Plextek DTS to fast-track their ideas for technologies that can mitigate the impact of wind farms on the UK’s air defense radar system.Suppliers
Video: World War II Bomb Explodes Underwater in Poland
The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it.More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal outside the town of Swinoujscie where the Tallboy bomb used by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was found. It weighed nearly 5,400 kg, including 2,400 kg of explosive.“The deflagration process turned into detonation. The object can be considered as neutralized, it will not pose any more threat,” Second-Lieutenant Grzegorz Lewandowski, the spokesman of the 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla, was quoted
Rose Joins IMCA as Technical Adviser
with rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Initially, he completed an apprenticeship in aircraft mechanical engineering, before being trained as an avionics engineer.When he left the Navy, after a short time as a technical author with Westland Helicopters, he was appointed a technical trainer to the Royal Air Force of Oman and the Royal Saudi Air Force.As well as being a trained ROV operator and technician, Rose has a Master’s degree in IT from Liverpool University, and is a member of the Institute of Leadership and Management and the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Bullmore, Duncan Join ROMAR Staff
separation products and oilfield services, said it has boosted its team with two key appointments. Mark Bullmore and Zander Duncan join the team as Operations Manager and Workshop Supervisor respectively. Mark takes up the role following a career spanning 23 years as Chief Technician in the Royal Air Force where he was tasked with supervising the maintenance and rectification of the daily flying program. This involved liaison with all trades to ensure timely completion of tasks, as well as overseeing 32 technicians. In his secondary role as mobility officer he was responsible for the
Places of Refuge
spilling into the sea and washing up on the shores of Britain and France. Under then-existing international law, Britain had no authority to act without the approval of the flag state. Britain did not wait. After fighting the spill unsuccessfully for three days, Britain ordered the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy to bomb the ship in an attempt to ignite the oil. This technically amounted to an act of war. Rather than sanction Britain for its actions, the international community retroactively endorsed them by adopting the International Convention relating to Intervention
February 2024
