Day: April 21, 2017

The Secretary of State for Defence, Sir Michael Fallon, has today unveiled a trio of new contracts for missile systems with a combined worth of £539M. These contracts apply to the state-of-the-art Meteor, Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), and Sea Viper missile systems at MBDA Stevenage. Having secured the deal, the Ministry of Defence now […]

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Submarine Dismantling Project – Market Engagement Day 14 June 2017 – Rosyth  The purpose of this notice is to inform the recycle market of a Market Engagement Day which the Ministry of Defence will host on 14 June 2017 introducing the Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP). The MOD is interested in seeking your views on this […]

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The Ministry of Defence has negotiated a brand new £1.4Bn contract for HMS Agamemnon – a state-of-the-art Royal Navy attack submarine intended to safeguard a new compliment of UK aircraft carriers. As part of the ‘Astute Class’, HMS Agamemnon is one of the largest and most advanced attack submarines to enter service in Royal Navy […]

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The technology and know-how are available for terrorists to wreak havoc through cyber warfare. Here, defence writer Peter Jackson talks to Paul Rose of CNS, who outlines the threat and how to guard against it. WikiLeaks has been at it again. In early March, the group that publishes secret and classified information from anonymous sources […]

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