Babcock International has secured a five-year Maritime Training Systems Through-Life Availability & Support Service (MARTASS) contract with the Ministry of Defence. A series of support packages, defined by the Maritime Combat System (MCS) and Maritime Training Acquisition Organisation (MTAO) teams within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), will be clustered into one contract for consolidated delivery […]

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Defence Ministers Tobias Ellwood and Stuart Andrew have toured Scotland, visiting some of the UK’s most important military bases. Minister for Defence People & Veterans, Tobias Ellwood, visited RAF Lossiemouth where he saw progress being made on the £132 million invested in the site ahead of the arrival of the 9 new P-8A Poseidon aircraft. […]

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Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has departed her home port of Portsmouth, bound for the USA to land fast jets on deck for the very first time. Eight years since a British aircraft carrier last flew a fast jet from her decks, the 65,000-tonne carrier will embark two F-35B test aircraft, from the […]

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Deployed personnel from the RAF have been involved in a joint exercise alongside military personnel from the US Forces, including the US Black Hawk Squadron, to realistically simulate a downed aircraft involving mass casualties. Personnel from 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) have been deployed to Romania to conduct the NATO ‘Enhanced Air Policing’ mission. The […]

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The US Department of Defense has announced SAP Concur has been chosen to develop a business travel system prototype to replace the ageing Defense Travel System. It is envisaged the deal will exponentially reduce the cost of airline tickets and save more than 10 million labour hours annually spent on the process of booking travel […]

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Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali. The helicopters, from RAF Odiham, are providing niche logistical support to French combat forces conducting counter-terrorism operations as part of Operation Barkhane. UK forces have built three temporary aircraft hangers on […]

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The concept of artificial intelligence being deployed by the military may for many conjure up images from science fiction blockbuster movies, but technological advances in AI provide significant opportunities for the Ministry of Defence.  For the defence industry, the fundamental need to do more with less in terms of budget and manpower means that the adoption of AI presents a viable solution to these demands. As it looks to exploit the […]

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CGI has been awarded a £17M four year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide a mid-life upgrade to the Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA). The upgrade will replace the current practice of voice communications and liaison officers, to deliver operational advantage through digitised Joint Fires among NATO Allied […]

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The Joint Medical Group has deployed to Oman ahead of a joint exercise between the armed forces of the UK and Oman. Exercise Saif Sareea 3 (SS3) will take place across Oman in October and November. It is the UK armed forces’ lead exercise this year and the largest in 17 years. It is also […]

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BAE Systems has announced a new collaboration with The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The Company will provide £20,000 of sponsorship in a deal which will see the two organisations working together to deliver public events such as those to support Armed Forces Day, as well as supporting education […]

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With less than two months to go until the London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference, UK troops in Malawi, as the face of Global Britain, are helping to train conservation non-profit African Parks’ rangers. After a successful pilot operation and with training now across two sites, Nkhotakota and Majete Wildlife Reserves, both are managed by African […]

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Cohort plc company, MASS, has developed a new military-grade cloud-based network capability that provides office functionality, messaging, private secured intranet, video calling and secured software all hosted on UK Government approved systems. Organisations from energy companies, humanitarian agencies and election monitors in post-conflict countries can now access a military-grade command and control capability hosted securely […]

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The fourth and final Tide class tanker, RFA Tideforce, has arrived in Cornwall for customisation ahead of entering service. The 39,000 tonne vessel, which will deliver fuel and water to Royal Navy ships on operations all over the world, follows her sister ships Tidespring, Tiderace and Tidesurge into the A&P Falmouth yard, where work to […]

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