Vigilance can confirm authoritatively that Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today welcomed the announcement by the Danish government of an agreed way forward for its troop contribution in Afghanistan over the next two years.
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A WEEK on from the murder of a 24 year-old man in Sydenham, detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward.
European Space Agency’s second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-2) was launched by Arianespace from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Christened Johannes Kepler, in honour of the German astronomer and mathematician, the second ATV flight model will rendezvous and dock with the orbiting International Space Station in fully automatic mode after eight days of autonomous flight. The Johannes Kepler ATV will deliver experiments, equipment, spare parts and propellant as well as food and oxygen for the astronauts currently onboard the ISS.
When it comes to support and services which are key to its business portfolio, BAE does not takes things lightly. This is evident in its last week’s announcement of a new £8.3 million contract to continue support of Hawk jet trainers at the NATO Flying Training programme based in Canada (NFTC).


