Defence Blog Posts

Businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for innovation projects that will inspire the products and services of tomorrow. Innovate UK has up to £15 million to support business projects that stimulate new products and services through emerging and enabling technologies. These technologies could be the basis for billion-pound industries of the […]

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New memorial to commemorate British servicemen and women who gave their lives in the D-Day landings. A new memorial, supported by £20M in government funding has been announced by the Prime Minister and Chancellor, which will commemorate British servicemen and women who lost their lives in the D-Day landings and in the Normandy Campaign. The […]

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China has announced it is to increase its defence budget by 7% in 2017. The rise will see China’s defence budget surpass the $145Bn for the first time. The Ministry of Finance made the announcement ahead of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing but the figure still represents a slowdown, being the lowest increase for six […]

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A new £200k urban combat and climbing training facility in London has been unveiled by Vice Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Gordon Messenger. The Centre for Urban Tactics And Climbing (CUTAC) will provide London-based Royal Marines Reservists with the opportunity to use a climbing/urban combat tactical trainer to get them combat-ready. Located at the […]

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Why defence organisations must place risk at the centre of business strategy. Defence Online speaks with Val Jonas, CEO at leading global risk management company, Risk Decisions.   Risk management is moving quickly in an ever changing world. Even organisations accustomed to volatility and uncertainty have recently been taken by surprise at the speed of change and the […]

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The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has praised the contribution from the Armed Forces in Scotland while on a visit to Scots-based Army units in Edinburgh. The soldiers who Sir Michael had the pleasure of meeting have either recently returned, or are about to deploy on missions with the UK’s allies overseas. At any time, […]

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The number of security incidents at UK Armed Forces sites has seen a dramatic spike over the past two years. The figures were revealed by Defence Minister Mark Lancaster in response to written Commons questions. Official figures show nearly 1,300 security breaches over the past two years. In 2015, 486 incidents were reported, followed by […]

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Brexit Ministers have met with the UK’s defence industry leaders to discuss key issues ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. Minister for Exiting the European Union David Jones and Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin took part in the roundtable with leading defence companies such as BAE Systems, Babcock and Lockheed Martin […]

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The supply chains for a modern warship are complex and call for careful management, as defence writer Mark Lane discovers talking to BAE Systems’ Gary McCloskey. Work begins this summer on the first of the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates. The class, officially called the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, will replace the Type […]

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​NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency will continue accepting submissions for the second annual Defence Innovation Challenge through 15 March 2017 in order to accommodate the high level of interest in the program. The Defence Innovation Challenge is aimed at accelerating transformational, state-of-the-art technology solutions from small businesses and academia in support of NATO C4ISR […]

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MOD Land Systems Reference Centre (LSRC) – Contract Renewal Industry Engagement Day 20 March 2017 – London The purpose of this notice is to inform the market of an Industry Day which the Ministry of Defence will host on Monday 20 March 2017 regarding renewal of its LSRC contract. Background The LSRC is a purpose-built […]

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is looking to expand its Synthetic Environment Tower of Excellence (SE Tower) Community of Practice (COP). The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is looking to expand its Synthetic Environment Tower of Excellence (SE Tower) Community of Practice (COP). Since 2004, the SE Tower has provided a mechanism for the […]

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