Cameroon is exposed to recurrent extreme climate-related events, such as heavy rainfall and droughts, which pose multiple risks to its socio-economic development. The World Risk Index ranks Cameroon as having very high risk to natural disasters (index of
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The first ever Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) has been carried out by an F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter jet conducting trials onboard the UK’s new carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The UK is the only nation currently planning to use the manoeuvre, which will allow jets to land onboard with heavier loads, meaning they […]
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The achievements of female Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel have been officially recognised at the annual ‘Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards’ in Birmingham. Flight Sergeant Michelle Crolla, an Aerospace Avionics Engineer, was one of 12 service personnel to accept the ‘Women of Achievement Award’ on behalf of the RAF’s female personnel. “It’s an […]
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The World Bank and Romanian Government recently agreed on a new project aimed at strengthen Romania’s institutional and legal framework to effectively manage the physical, social and fiscal impacts of natural disaster and climate change (Development Polic
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The search for innovation dominates the defence industry as the Ministry of Defence seeks to leverage potential game-changing advantages on the battlefield. For most people this would bring to mind cutting-edge technology being developed and tested in secrecy at a secure military facility. Whilst the aesthetics of the latest unmanned aerial vehicles look like something you […]
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Personnel from the 821st Contingency Response Group (CRG) have flown to Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida to aid the recovery effort following Hurricane Michael. Tyndall AFB was devastated by sustained winds of up to 150 mph, which significantly damaged every structure on-site. In response to early reports from the 821st, a C-17 from Joint […]
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The Ministry of Defence has published a report that sets out the need to take action against the latest strategic threats to UK defence and security. The ‘Future Starts Today’ report indicates that the world has reached a critical point in the need to tackle the evolution of threats faced in the current climate. The […]
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Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster has bolstered the strong defence relationship between the UK and Italy on a visit to Rome. The Defence Minister highlighted how our Armed Forces’ can work closer together at a Protection of Cultural Heritage event, before further discussing future co-operation with Italian Defence partners. At the Protection of […]
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The Ministry of Defence has launched a new strategy – a Force for Inclusion – as part of efforts to increase diversity within the UK’s Armed Forces. The strategy will build on work that has already been undertaken to ensure that diversity and inclusion is a major part of all of Defence’s work, including in […]
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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is working with Digital Catapult to look at solutions in combat modelling in new open call. Digital Catapult is organising and facilitating a Pit Stop (similar to a “hackathon”) event with the aim of identifying innovative ideas for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in […]
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Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to require, on a sole source basis, a brand name requirement for the manufacturer Schneider Electric to supply the building management system (BMS) for the new Compound Semicondu
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Raytheon and Rheinmetall Defence have joined forces to meet the US Army’s requirement for the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle-Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program. The global industry team will offer the new Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle paired with Raytheon weapons, sensors and system integration expertise to provide the Army with an advanced, modular, survivable and lethal solution […]
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Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has urged hundreds of firms to help the military respond to emerging threats as quickly as possible, calling them the ‘unsung heroes’ behind the Armed Forces. Opening the Ministry of Defence’s LOGNET conference on military logistics, he said the UK would need the industry to stay ahead of the game for […]
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Northrop Grumman has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the US Air Force to continue development of the OmegA rocket as part of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) programme. Worth an approximate $792 million, OmegA will provide the Department of Defense with intermediate to heavy-class launch services for national security satellites. Given that […]
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General Dynamics has been awarded a contract from the US Army Contracting Command worth $465 million for the US Army Life Cycle Product Line Management (LCPM) Program. General Dynamics will focus primarily on the extensive Live Training Transformation (LT2) Family of Training Systems supporting the gamut of live training requirements, including Force on Force and […]
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Hundreds of UK troops have arrived in the Netherlands as part of an epic 2,500km road move to Norway for Exercise Trident Juncture, NATO’s flagship exercise in 2018. In Norway, 2,700 UK personnel will contribute to the large-scale and complex exercise, which will test NATO’s most important founding principle of collective defence in an article […]
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