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Advanced Manufacturing in the Defence Industry

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Lecture
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  • Thursday, 27 March 2014
  • 00:27 - 00:27
  • Duration: 1 hr 31 mins
  • Publication date: 27 Mar 2014
  • Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Part of series The Viscount Nuffield Lecture Series and Part of event IET Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture 2014

About the session

The speaker gives his perspective on advanced manufacturing in the defence industry and describes how BAE Systems harnesses the skills of its people, as well as the latest engineering techniques and processes to design and deliver defence equipment and services. In an ever-changing environment, and with its customers under financial pressures, the company continually adapts and flexes to meet the needs of armed forces at sea, in the air and on land. The speaker outlines the importance of working effectively with a supply chain of 9,000 UK companies, universities and other organisations in maintaining a technological edge.

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    Nigel Whitehead

    BAE Systems plc, Group Managing Director of Programmes and Support

    Group Managing Director, Programmes and Support, BAE SystemsAppointed Group Managing Director of Programmes and Support in 2008, Nigel has responsibility for some of the UK's largest engineering, manufacturing and support services programmes.Previously Nigel was Group Managing Director of the Military Air Solutions business, during which time he was also a Supervisory Board Member of Eurofighter GmbH. Nigel has been active in the defence and security sectors for 27 years, including design, development, production and support programmes in the UK, Sweden and Australia.Before joining the Company as an aerodynamicist, Nigel worked for Rolls-Royce for four years as a production engineering apprentice and graduated in mechanical engineering.Nigel is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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