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Navy finds Pacific island has been in wrong place for 85 years

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Sailors on a Royal Navy warship have proved a remote Pacific island has been in the ‘wrong place’ for 85 years.

Henderson Island in the South Pacific is one mile south of the position marked on charts used by mariners the world over since 1937.

On the eve of British Science Week, patrol ship HMS Spey confirmed the error as part of efforts to check and update charts of waters around British Overseas Territories scattered around the globe.

Uninhabited and about the size of Oxford, Henderson is one of four islands in the remote Pitcairn chain. Chile lies 3,600 miles to the east and New Zealand 3,200 miles to the southwest.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Saturday, 12 March 2022 00:03

Aircraft carrier to trial quantum technology on Arctic exercise

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THE world’s first atomic clock of its kind has been fitted to Britain’s biggest warship to help ensure pinpoint accuracy wherever she goes.

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales received the state-of-the-art piece of quantum technology before sailing for Norway on Monday to take part in the largest military exercise in a generation in the Arctic.

The technology – about the size of a typical laptop – provides a highly-accurate time signal which will allow the ship’s complex combat systems to synchronise should the more traditional GPS signal fail.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Friday, 11 March 2022 23:53

SASIG SUPPORTS TOUGHER LAWS PROTECTING THE PUBLIC AGAINST ONLINE FRAUD

SASIG, The Security Awareness Special Interest Group, welcomes proposals to strengthen legislation and improve protection for people who suffer from online advertising scams. Announced by the Government on Tuesday 8 March, this new law is intended to tighten protection for consumers as part of the Online Safety Bill.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Friday, 11 March 2022 23:51

Secure Access Control Specialist TDSi to Join Protech USA at ISC West 2022 in Las Vegas

The UK-based integrated security manufacturer will be showcasing its latest security hardware and software systems on Stand 8050, Venetian Expo, Las Vegas - 22^nd-25^th March 2022

Poole, UK: TDSi has announced its forthcoming appearance at ISC West (International Security Conference & Exposition), which takes place at the Venetian Expo, Las Vegas, USA from 22^nd-25^th March 2022. TDSi will be joining its fellow VITAPROTECH Group sister company, perimeter intrusion detection systems manufacturer Protech USA, on Stand 8050 at the event to showcase its latest products, including the powerful, secure, and highly flexible GARDiS integrated access control software and hardware ecosystem, along with OSDP and SSCP Readers with TDSi partners Farpointe Data and STid.