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In honour of local fallen hero, Warrant Officer (WO2) Ian Fisher, and to commemorate the role played by the 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (STAFFORDS), The Staffordshire Regiment Museum has created ‘Camp Fisher’, a custom-built play area at the museum which was recently officially opened by Ian’s family. Following Ian’s death in 2013, his comrades […]

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An updated model of a communications system will help secure collaboration between UK and Netherlands forces, according to General Dynamics.

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AERALIS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KBR, Inc. KBR will bring its expertise as a leading international training services provider to benefit the further development and sales of the AERALIS system. Richard Eastment, AERALIS Business Development Director, commented: “We’re delighted to have signed this MoU with KBR. The fact that such a […]

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Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has announced a £1.5 million investment in 12 ground-breaking space innovation projects. The announcement marks the next step in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) ‘Space to Innovate’ competition, which sought to find and fund new technologies that could improve the UK’s resilience, awareness and capability in space. The competition, […]

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The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth $318 million to upgrade M88 recovery vehicles to the M88A3 configuration designed for single-vehicle recovery of the latest version of the Abrams tank. The M88A3 configuration features an upgraded powertrain, suspension and tracks, increasing the vehicle’s speed, survivability and reliability. The M88A3 also features a […]

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The ever-changing political, social, economic and technological landscapes across the globe means that the Army must be agile enough to adapt to these challenges to gain operational and strategic advantage over adversaries. The Army is required to perform a wide variety of roles at home and overseas, meaning that adaptability in structures and capabilities is […]

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Northrop Grumman has been chosen by the Australian Defence Organisation on behalf of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to continue its support of the service’s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems. Under the terms of the $96 million award, Northrop Grumman will provide sustainment, repair, engineering, logistics and training support services for LAIRCM, AN/AAR-47 […]

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Aviators from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) took part in Poseidon training with the US Navy in Jacksonville, Florida.

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HMS Northumberland joined NATO allies in the North Atlantic for sub hunt exercise Cutlass Fury.

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Construction work at RAF Lakenheath to accommodate new F-35 jets is on track as two key buildings are taking shape.

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Finland has chosen Saab as the combat system provider and integrator for the Finnish Navy’s four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme. The Squadron 2020 contract due to be signed this week has an order value of €412 million. The contract period will be 2019-2027 and the scope will include a range of […]

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The Defence Secretary has announced a new competition to win the contract to operate and maintain SKYNET 6, the UK’s new military communications system.

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