Wales is once again celebrating another contract award that shows the confidence in and skills of welsh industry, with General Dynamics UK bringing the MOD MORPHEUS programme to its headquarters in Oakdale, South Wales. The Ministry of Defence has awarded GD UK a £330M contract to develop the next-generation tactical communication and information system. The […]

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Winners of the second annual Defence Innovation Challenge have been announced by NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency. The annual challenge is designed to pinpoint then accelerate transformational, state-of-the-art technologies developed by small business and academia, helping to support the work of NATO C4ISR. Competition winners will showcase their technologies at the 2017 NCI Agency […]

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This week has seen 200 soldiers from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, 51 Squadron RAF Regiment and 45 Commando come together at the Salisbury Training Area to take part in the third phase of AWE 17 (Army Warfighting Experiment). Supported by DE&S, the exercise is designed to test new and innovative kit and capabilities in […]

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Exercise Information Warrior has been underway this past week, with the Royal Marines embracing digital technology in the largest exercise into data-driven warfare by the Royal Navy. The marines have tested a wide variety of technology from miniature helicopters, satellite and streaming technology, low-energy-use computers, live camera feeds and wireless headquarters in an exercise which […]

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Defence logistics will benefit from a more streamlined service from today with the opening of a new state-of-the-art logistics centre in Shropshire. Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, has officially opened the £83M facility, which will deliver £500M in savings through streamlining distribution and storage. Comprising two warehouses and a support building, the Defence Fulfilment […]

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US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, is visiting the UK for the first time in his new role, reaffirming the special relationship between the two companies. As well as having a number of aligned security goals, the two companies work very closely on defence and are vocal supporters of NATO’s 2% minimum GDP spend. Mr […]

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A digital skills shortage is threatening the UK’s cyber security, warns Andy Johnston of techUK, the trade association for the UK’s digital industries. Mr Johnston, Head of the Defence Programme at techUK, was speaking in the Research and Technology Knowledge Transfer Zone at DPRTE 2017, held in Cardiff on 28 March. techUK represents about 950 […]

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Defence and aerospace specialist Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system has been selected by the Pakistan Air Force for the upgrade of up to 11 C-130E and five C-130B aircraft. The company, which is headquartered in Iowa, will provide the integrated avionics suite along with training and technical support during installation. Additional support includes consolidated flight […]

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The US Navy has christened its newest guided-missile destroyer the future USS Thomas Hudner in a ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The vessel has been named after naval aviator Thomas J Hudner Jr, the last living Navy recipient of the Medal of Honor to have served in the Korean War. […]

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  The Battlefield and Tactical Communication and Information Systems (BATCIS) team will conduct an Industry Day on 5 May 2017 for the BATCIS Support and MORPHEUS Programmes at The Defence School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at MOD Lyneham. The Day will be split into two sessions.     Time Event Location   0900 – […]

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Defence spending and procurement must place as much emphasis on the whole-life costs of equipment as the initial procurement. This was the message from Nick Elliott, Director General Commercial at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), speaking in the Keynote Arena at DPRTE 2017. He said: “We need to focus on the support spend as much […]

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The latest phase in the Army Basing Programme is rolling forward with the appointment of O’Brien Contractors as Infrastructure contractor. O’Brien is a leading groundworks and civil engineering specialist, with experience of large, involved projects such as: Beacon Barracks SFA development with Lovell Partnerships and the regeneration of Longbridge town centre with Morgan Sindall. Working […]

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Brexit will not mean an immediate end to EU procurement regulations in the UK, according to Les Mosco, keynote chairman at DPRTE 2017. In his welcoming address in the event’s Keynote Arena, Mr Mosco, Chief Executive of Commercial Strategies Ltd and former Ministry of Defence Commercial Director, said he believed there would be no sudden […]

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RFA Tidespring – the first of four Royal Navy ‘Tide Class’ tankers – has docked in Cornwall for customisation, sustaining 300 highly skilled jobs in the process. Weighing in at an approximate 39,000 tonnes, the tanker – which has capacity for up to 19,000cu m of fuel and 1,300cu m of fresh water – will join the […]

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