The Royal Navy has taken delivery of an autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines, the Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced. The system has been designed and manufactured by Atlas Elektronik UK in Dorset, under a £13 million contract with the Ministry of Defence which has sustained around 20 jobs […]
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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of the new Chief of the General Staff. Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith CBE is to be promoted General and will succeed General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen in June 2018. General Carter is taking up the […]
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The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance has chosen Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America’s first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York state. The company will will help plan, design, build and support the state’s next-generation air traffic management system to safely test and manage drones. […]
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Orolia subsidiary, McMurdo, has been awarded a $33.9 million contract to manufacture Personnel Recovery Devices (PRD) for the US Army. This PRD is a dual-mode, MIL-SPEC Personal Locator Beacon that will be integrated into the Army’s Personnel Recovery Support System (PRSS). The PRD will be capable of transmitting both open and secure signals (training-combat dual […]
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Logistics. Let’s face it, moving materiel from A to B has never really captured the public imagination in the way that infantry assaults, tank battles, aerial dog fights and naval heroics have. Few schoolchildren dream of becoming a military logistician. After all, logistics are something people only really notice by its absence. We ignore it at our […]
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The objective of the consultancy is to analyze potential impacts of projected climate change using downscaled scenarios on specific value chains in selected countries and applying modeling approaches and GIS tools to make preliminary recommendations on ho
One of the world’s biggest aircraft, the Antonov An-124, has arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown, bringing with it the first delivery of Australia’s state-of-the-art training equipment in support of the Joint Strike Fighter. According to Senator Marise Payne, Australia’s Minister for Defence, the Antonov An-124 touched down following a two day flight from the United […]
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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to its allies in the face of evolving and intensifying threats, including chemical and biological weapons. Speaking from the Joint Expeditionary Force’s (JEF) military exercise on Salisbury Plain, the Defence Secretary made clear the importance of the joint force in which the UK plays a leading […]
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The UK and Norway advanced their plans for international Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) co-operation in the North Atlantic following a meeting on-board an American P-8A Poseidon. Defence Minister Guto Bebb hosted Secretary Tone Skogen, State Secretary in Norway’s Ministry of Defence, on her visit aboard a US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft – equipment which both […]
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Communications in military operations has always played a crucial role in the functionality and success of the Armed Forces. As military technology evolves to keep pace with modern day threats, so do the demands placed on tactical communications. Defence Online Editor Matt Brown caught up with Scott Patterson, Defence Director at Petards, to discuss the challenges of keeping the latest military technology and personnel connected securely. As the […]
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Detailed Vulnerability Assessment and Costed Plan For Climate Proofing Health Facilities And Operations
West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC) is seeking the provision of Off-Site Housing and Council Tax Benefits Data Processing Services.
The aim is to assist WDC by assessing HB and CTR claims and the successful bidder will process new claims and change of circu
The UK’s biggest road upgrade has committed to Armed Forces Covenant, making it the first construction project to become part of the scheme. The A14 road upgrade is the UK’s largest road project being delivered on behalf of Highways England. The £1.5Bn project will upgrade 21 miles of the A14 to three lanes in each […]
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BAE Systems has successfully bid for a US military contract to deliver a next-generation missile warning system capable of safeguarding aircraft crews and pilots from a host of emerging threats. Worth as much as $97.9 million, the contract – which was awarded to BAE Systems under a Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) agreement – […]
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Aviall, a subsidiary of Boeing, has announced that it will lead supply chain management during production of the Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft or AHRLAC, developed by Paramount Group. Aviall will now work to support supply chain procurement procedures and management processes across all AHRLAC production, which includes the aircraft’s two military variants – Mwari […]
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Solicitation Number: W912DY-18-T-PPA1 Notice Type: Request for Information
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Quotation for License Renewal of Nexpose Enterprise Server Vulnerability Assessment Tool for 2 years For OIS
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the UK has officially gifted the historic Franklin Wrecks to the Canadian government and Inuit community. Ownership of the two shipwrecks, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, two of the most archaeologically important shipwrecks in the world, was formally transferred to the Canadian government with the signing of a Deed […]
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Saab has signed a deal worth SEK 47 million with the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command Headquarters (FDFLCHQ) for deliveries of training systems to the Finnish Army. Saab will provide the Finnish Army with expert training support for KASI, its mobile Combat Training Centre (CTC) and will the company set up, support and move the […]
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A new multi-million pound Microsoft package will ensure NHS systems have the most up-to-date software with the latest security settings. The agreement with Microsoft will ensure all health and care organisations are using the latest Windows 10 software with up-to-date security settings to help prevent cyber attacks. Since 2017 the government has invested £60 million to […]
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