BAE Systems has announced that it is to invest £10m to build a new 12.7mm production line at its Radway Green facility in Crewe. 12.7mm – also known as .50cal – has experienced a resurgence in recent years, particularly by the British Army who found it highly effective during campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. The […]
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Ministers and senior military officials from six European countries gathered in London to discuss mental health issues affecting veterans. Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood hosted the conference, which included delegations from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The conference, the first meeting of its kind, saw Ministers and military officials from […]
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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is funding research into new super-thin materials that could mean front line troops have solar panel shirts and data storage in their combats. Nicola Townsend is researching the properties of new super-thin materials for a PhD at the University of Exeter with Prof Saverio Russo and Prof Monica […]
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KBRwyle has secured a seat on a $900 million contract to provide rapid solutions to fix problems identified through the Department of Defense’s Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) Program. The US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center selected KBRwyle as one of the six prime contractors on this 10-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The […]
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has arrived in Warsaw alongside the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, to strengthen defence, security and cyber ties with Poland. The two representatives will join their counterparts Jacek Czaputowicz and Mariusz Błaszczak in Helenow, just outside Warsaw. The visit is the latest in a series of discussions that have seen UK-Poland relations […]
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DVD2018 will bring together industry and defence in the land equipment sector on 19 and 20 September at Millbrook. It will showcase the equipment and technology that can support a British Army that is fit to meet future challenges and embrace the need for continuous evolution. The event, jointly sponsored by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) (Land Equipment) and […]
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A new survey has revealed that nearly half of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year. According to the 2018 Hiscox Small Business Cyber Risk Report, which surveyed 4,103 professionals responsible for their organisation’s cyber security strategy, 47% of the small businesses s had at least one cyber attack in the past […]
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Northrop Grumman has agreed a deal worth $429m with the US Air Force to provide highly protected communications for warfighters. The contract was awarded by Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California and will see the company provide two Extremely High Frequency eXtended Data Rate (EHF XDR) payloads […]
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The new Head of British Army has called for the UK to “push the limits of innovative warfare” at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare conference. General Mark Carleton-Smith was addressing the conference as Autonomous Warrior – the 2018 Army Warfighting Experiment – was launched and warned the military exercise would be carried out […]
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The OSCE has deployed a Vulnerability Assessment and Management System based on Qualys platform in 2016.
The U.S. Fiscal Property Office of Arizona is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for providing Dwelling Units (DUs) for leas
A newly published report from Accenture has shown that six in seven aerospace and defence companies plan to integrate blockchain into their business within the next three years. For those unaware, blockchain is an emergent digital ledger that maintains and records data in a way that enables stakeholders to confidently and securely share their information. […]
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During a visit to Estonia, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă confirmed that her country would join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn next year. For the uninitiated, CCDCOE is a NATO-accredited hub for cyber defence which focuses on research and training initiatives and real-world exercises. Based in Estonia, the international […]
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A new report from the US Department of Homeland Security has revealed that is has identified malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government. The Malware Analysis Report (MAR) follows President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s historic meeting in Singapore last week. The Department of Homeland Security’s MAR put together in […]
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Finding a home for the Royal Air Force’s mammoth A400M Atlas aircraft is no easy task. Designed and built to operate in the toughest locations, the aircraft will enhance the UK’s strategic capability and can carry up to 37 tonnes over a range of 2000 nautical miles and has a wingspan of nearly 42.5 metres. A new £70 million hangar […]
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