The Ministry of Defence has published the Defence Technology Framework (DTF) and Defence Innovation Priorities (DIP) to define how defence will face the accelerating pace of technological change in the years to come. The documents respond to the Modernising Defence Programme’s three central objectives: To mobilise to tackle today’s challenges; modernise to meet future threats; and transform to […]

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RAF Lossiemouth is undergoing extensive upgrade work which will also include runway resurfacing thanks to a new DIO contract.

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The Army’s first fully-digital reconnaissance vehicles are being built at General Dynamics in Merthyr Tydfil.

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Servicemen and women from the Somali National army graduated from a training scheme developed by the UK in Baidoa.

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Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2019 – billed as the world’s leading defence event – takes place in London this week. Now in its 11th year, DSEI is taking place across four days (10-13 September) will feature over 1600 exhibitors, 300 speakers, and representation from over 50 countries as over 35,000 attendees make their […]

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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has appointed Volker Stevin to its most recent contract, worth £30M, which will construct operational berth infrastructure at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.

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HMS Northumberland will be joined by warships from 22 countries for sub hunt exercise Cutlass fury in Halifax.

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International partners took part in a Space Flag training exercise in Colorado as part of the US Air Force’s ‘Fight Tonight’ initiative.

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Royal Navy engineers have designed a possible mid-21st-century assault by Royal Marines featuring emerging defence innovations.

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The US Air Force used Raytheon’s Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, to support the launch of its second GPS III satellite into space. The ground system will spend ten days maneuvering the satellite into its final orbit, demonstrating GPS OCX’s ability to simultaneously support multiple GPS III spacecraft on-orbit throughout the checkout […]

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The US Air Force has launched its second GPS III satellite, billed as the most powerful Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite ever built. BAE Systems’ RAD750 Single Board Computer (SBC), part of Harris Corporation’s navigation payload for GPS III prime contractor Lockheed Martin, will provide radiation hardened, high-performance onboard processing capability for the satellite’s mission. To […]

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Viasat has announced it has successfully upgraded the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the new Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline. The Viasat Visual Integrated Satellite communications Information, Operation and Networking (VISION) software platform, allows NATO to gain greater communications interoperability, scalability and flexibility across […]

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Raytheon is to build a 200,000-square-foot facility supporting 500 new high-tech jobs at its Space and Airborne Systems headquarters in McKinney, Texas. The announcement follows research from The University of North Texas Economic Research Group, which found Raytheon in North Texas contribute $4.8 billion to the Texas economy. In 2018, Raytheon directly employed more than […]

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The UK Government has recognised 100 employers for supporting the armed forces through their inclusion of veterans, military personnel, and their families.

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Bittium has received a purchase order for the software-defined Bittium Tough SDR radios and Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) system’s products to be delivered to the Estonian Defence Forces. The Bittium Tough SDR radios, which are intended for soldier use and vehicle installations, and Bittium TAC WIN products, will complement the tactical communications […]

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BAE Systems has secured a contract from Lockheed Martin to enhance the Electronic Warfare capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The Company has received a Block 4 Modernisation contract award from Lockheed Martin to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Under the […]

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