For the first time a fully-fledged defence research project – initiated by the Croatian Ministry of Defence and supported by the European Defence Agency (EDA) – has been awarded EU co-funding under the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). The funding marks a first as, to date, only ‘dual-use’ projects with both civilian and military […]

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The First Secretary of State, Damian Green marked the first anniversary of the creation of the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) by speaking at the landmark opening in Manchester of the new global headquarters of the NCC Group. The NCSS was launched a year ago in response to the growing cyber security challenges and threats […]

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Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced at the House of Commons Defence Select Committee that the UK’s cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet has been cleared for take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth. Ms Baldwin told the Select Committee that he F-35 Integrated Test Force, which includes five British pilots, has now successfully completed ski ramp trials on […]

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The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, along with the Minister for the Armed Forces and Minster for Defence Procurement, met US Secretary of the Navy for the first time. During the meeting a number of defence and security issues were reviewed including close Carrier cooperation, deepening capability collaboration on F-35s and P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, […]

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Rockwell Collins is continuing to further its focus on cyber security for critical infrastructure, having partnered with a mass transit provider to markedly reduce the risk of cyber attack in the rail industry. The solution, masterminded by Rockwell Collins, suggests that a network of on-site or hosted cyber security centres be built. Their implementation would […]

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The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published a Green Paper entitled: “National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review: the Government’s review of the national security implications of foreign ownership or control and the mergers regime”. This delivers on the Government’s commitment, made in September 2016, to reform the approach to the […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (Dstl) has announced the winners of the latest round of funding for the Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment (AHSA) which, it is said, will revolutionize the way in which chemicals and bio-hazards are investigated. As part of the UK government’s innovation initiative, the assessment is backed jointly by the Home […]

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The Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, has visited QinetiQ’s site at Malvern to meet with the latest intake of graduates who will be part of the company’s expansion plans. Ms Baldwin met with more than 20 new graduates who have been taken on to work in Malvern. QinetiQ is recruiting more than 100 new […]

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The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $59.5 million contract for additional APKWSTM guidance kits to transform unguided 2.75-inch (70-millimetre) rockets into laser-guided precision munitions. The new award is part of a 2016 indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract for more than $600 million and will see the company further reduce the per-unit cost […]

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King Saud University has announced its collaboration with global security specialist Northrop Grumman for CyberArabia – the third annual cyber security seminar intended to drive innovation among Saudi university students. CyberArabia incorporates hands-on workshops, in addition to a competition challenging students to find and eradicate vulnerabilities in the virtual images of common operating systems. Not […]

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General Dynamics Information Technology – the business arm of General Dynamics – is to provide enterprise IT and cyber security services to the Naval Surface Warfare Centre (NSWC) Crane Division in accordance with a newly awarded contract courtesy of the US Naval Sea Systems Command. The single-award, task order contract has a potential worth amounting […]

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