Author: Mario Jaconelli

Cubic Defence New Zealand has been chosen to deliver a new simulation-enabled collective training capability, to better prepare soldiers for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear defence (CBRND) missions. The capability will be delivered jointly by Cubic Defence Australia and New Zealand, expanding the offering for the Australian Army Combat Training Centre based in Townsville, North […]

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Computer security defence is all about measuring risk and putting mitigating controls into place to decrease it. Do you have the right focus? Because most organisations don’t; and it has huge repercussions for their computer security. Roger A Grimes, data-driven defence evangelist at KnowBe4, explains…  There are a myriad ways organisations can be compromised by a cyber security attack. These methods include: phishing, unpatched software, […]

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The US DOD has announced a new programme seeking disaster relief AI to assess the damage and assist emergy responders.

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Serco Defence has been selected by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide specialist training services to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Serco Asia Pacific Chief Executive Mark Irwin and Commodore Mathew Williams, Deputy Chief of Navy today signed the contract at HMNZS PHILOMEL, Devonport Naval Base, within the Bridge Simulator Facility at […]

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HMS Defender met with ships from the Indian Navy in the English Channel ahead of its Asia-Pacific deployment.

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Sailors have returned to the HMS Lancaster following extensive ship upgrades over the last two years.

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DASA has launched a competition seeking improvements in autonomous systems for challenging environments.

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Defence secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met with Norway’s State Secretary Tone Skogen to discuss NATO goals for North Atlantic security.

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Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan attended a ceremony at BAE Systems shipyard in Govan marking the first steel cut for the HMS Cardiff.

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David Critchley, UK Regional Director, MobileIron examines the adoption of BYOD and its potential cyber security risks. The drive for more cost-efficient IT strategies and the promotion of a more flexible approach to working across wider Government has set the conditions for the adoption of BYOD as a viable option within the UK Ministry of […]

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Innovate UK, as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), has up to £12 million to invest in innovative projects exploiting new quantum technologies and is seeking private investment partners to join it. New quantum technologies could transform products and services in many business sectors including automotive, healthcare, infrastructure, telecommunications, cyber security and defence. […]

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HMS Ramsay has returned to Clyde after taking part in a NATO mission hunting mines in the Baltic sea.

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