I hope Reaction Engines is secure against industrial espionage!
I hope the UK and European authorities are providing Reaction Engines with the required level of security against industrial and defence espionage.
You could bet that there a number private and government / state actors (especially from non-democratic states, you know the usual suspects) that must be keen to get their hands on this technology without paying for the Intellectual Property!
At a time when the UK and European economies are facing growth problems, it would be foolish not to protect such assets and keep the UK and Europe competitive in world market.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
