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Companies engaged in packaging for the MOD have to meet specified requirements. Gary Reed of Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance explains to defence writer Mark Lane what these standards are. All companies which design, manufacture, supply and pack material entering into the Joint Supply Chain (JSC) must do so to a standard acceptable to the Ministry […]

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The Ministry of Defence spends around £20 billion a year on a wide range of defence equipment and services and is UK industry’s single largest customer. In a new publication, The Essential MOD Guide to Defence Procurement, you can gain invaluable insight into the defence supply chain, trends and spends. The guide contains a comprehensive […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator is holding an event in London on 23 May 2017 to provide information on the autonomous last mile resupply themed competition. Registration for the event on 23 May 2017 is now open. Suppliers attending the event will be able to hear presentations about the autonomous last mile resupply themed competition which […]

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The RAF has launched its first ever Engineering Competition, designed to encourage more interest in the area from across the Whole Force. Using 2018 The National Year of The Engineer to inspire people of all ages to get involved in STEM subjects, there are two competitions over an 18-month challenge period with cash prizes. Running […]

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The Ministry of Defence spends around £20 billion a year on a wide range of defence equipment and services and is UK industry’s single largest customer. In a new publication, The Essential MOD Guide to Defence Procurement, you can gain invaluable insight into the defence supply chain, trends and spends. The guide contains a comprehensive […]

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Micro Systems, a business unit of San Diego-headquartered Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and part of the Kratos Unmanned Systems Division, has successfully converted a Russian T-72 tank to operate unmanned. Kratos/Micro Systems converted the T-72 to be controlled by its Army Ground Aerial Target Control System (AGATCS) in response to a need by the […]

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The Ministry of Defence spends around £20 billion a year on a wide range of defence equipment and services and is UK industry’s single largest customer. In a new publication, The Essential MOD Guide to Defence Procurement, you can gain invaluable insight into the defence supply chain, trends and spends. The guide contains a comprehensive […]

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The UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) looks to give Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) an export boost at the Virtual Reality Show. The VR Show, held at the Business Design Centre in London, will provide an opportunity for innovative UK SMEs to meet with the UKDSC who can give support to exports and engagement […]

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Builder’s sea trials of the new US aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford have been completed by Virginia-based Newport News, the shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. A first-of-class carrier, the new vessel has now departed Newport News and sailed to Naval Station Norfolk, also in Virginia. Builder’s sea trials test the ship’s systems, components and […]

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ASV Global, the UK’s leading autonomous vessel technology developer, has opened a new centre for the development of autonomous vehicle technology. Opened by Mark Garnier MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the state-of-the-art centre will provide a ‘mission control’ where new technology will be developed and the company’s fleet of ‘ASV’s’ can be monitored. The […]

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The European Defence Agency welcomed 20 students from nine Member States to the opening session of their Defence Energy Managers’ Course (DEMC), which will target reducing the energy usage within military installations. The first of its kind, the course will be run at the multi-national level and provide both theoretical and practical energy management system training […]

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The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives has backed NATO, declaring the alliance as the “unequivocal, unambiguous” support of President Trump’s administration. Following a meeting with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, Paul Ryan, a Republican and close ally of the president said that President Trump had changed his position on NATO following remarks claiming […]

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UK maritime forces are taking part in a five-month French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East, aboard French assault ship FS Mistral. Around 60 Royal Navy and Royal Marines will dock in Ho Chi Minh City and alongside their French counterparts, will share information on national maritime operating procedures and swap experiences […]

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Sir Michael Fallon recently announced three new missile contracts with a combined value of over £539 million. These new Ministry of Defence tenders are for

Work is officially underway on the banks of the River Clyde, near Glasgow, as HMS Spey – the fifth in a brand new fleet of Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPVs) – begins a lengthy construction phase. Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) – the UK’s Defence procurement organisation – was on-hand […]

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Trials have been taking place which have seen the Royal Air Force (RAF) load Puma HC2 helicopters onto an A400M Atlas transport aircraft for the first time. Taking place at RAF Brize Norton, home to the UK’s fixed-wing transport fleet, the trial saw the part dismantled Puma loaded into the A400M’s hold. This fitment trial […]

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