News

What’s new in CORDA? You can keep up to date with the latest developments on our news pages, which carry a range of press releases and recent stories from around the business. Just click to link to the topics that interest you.

CORDA attends Operational Research Society’s 50th Conference
(14 Sep 08)

On 9th-11th September, three representatives from CORDA attended the 50th Annual Conference of the OR Society in the historic City of York.

CORDA presents at ISMOR 2008
(05 Sep 08)

On the 25-29 August 2008, CORDA attended the 25th annual International Symposium on Military Operational Research (ISMOR) at New Place, near Bishop’s Waltham, Southampton.

CORDA member wins Gold medal at the 2008 skydiving nationals
(01 Sep 08)

Becky Austin, a consultant at CORDA, won gold with her 4-way skydiving team, Exodus, at the UK national championships this August. The army-sponsored team have been training together since February this year and were overjoyed to win both the Army Parachute Championships and the UK nationals competition.

New study to examine warship protection
(27 Jun 08)

In light of the growing threat from small surface boats, CORDA has been awarded a £300,000 research contract by the UK MoD's Defence Technology and Innovation Centre (DTIC) to assess the level of protection British Warships receive from small calibre 30mm guns.

Corda attends NHS Conference
(21 Jun 08)

On the 18-20 June 2008, CORDA exhibited at the Manchester Central (GMEX) at the NHS Confederation Annual Conference.

CORDA Team Member Becomes Skydiving World Record Holder
(23 Apr 08)

Laura Kenyon, a Consultant from CORDA, has just returned from Arizona, as a world record holder!  The Women's Vertical World Record involves skydivers' flying head down reaching speeds of over 180mph, attempting to link in a  pre-planned formation.  Nearly 30 women gathered from a number of countries, including America, Tokyo, Israel, Argentina, Russia, and Hungary, registered for the event, hoping that they possessed the skills required.

155MM Study Looks To Pack More Punch Into The Royal Navy's Fleet
(06 Mar 08)

Farnborough, United Kingdom - A team from across BAE Systems has been awarded the second phase of a UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) study programme to examine the possibility of increasing the firepower of the Royal Navy fleet by integrating a 155mm gun on future warships. The study will also assess the possibility of fitting the more powerful system to existing ships.