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Britain’s second carrier HMS Prince of Wales sets sail for sea trials

Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for the first time. Eight years after her first steel was cut, the 65,000 tonne warship, HMS Prince of Wales, will begin her initial sea trials. The carrier will conduct extensive sea trials off the coast of North East Scotland upon departing […]

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Defence Minister announced as keynote speaker for DPRTE 2020

The opening keynote speaker has been announced for Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2020, which will be held again at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre. DPRTE 2020 will see the Minister for Defence Procurement, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, kick off the keynote addresses and will be joined by a range of the leading and most […]

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At war with obsolescence

Managing aging equipment is a serious issue in manufacturing for military applications, characterised by long lead times, complex requirements for regulatory compliance, and equipment that is expected to last for decades. Here Jonathan Wilkins, director at automation parts supplier EU Automation, illustrates the challenges of obsolescence in the defence sector and shares his expert advice […]

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70–Forensic Workstations

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures found at FAR Part 13, as supplemented with the additional information included in this n

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Repair Airfield Drainage

FOR Laughlin AFB, Laughlin, Texas: This solicitation is for the repair Airfield Drainage project at Laughlin AFB, Texas. The project is located at Southwest section of the runway 13-31. This project includes: development of drainage repairs and improve

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Meggitt signs $16million contract with Chemring Australia

Meggitt PLC  has signed a $16 million contract with Chemring Australia Pty for the supply of flare countermeasure assemblies on the F35 fighter jet. This contract award further increases Meggitt content and scope on the multirole combat aircraft. The flare countermeasure assembly is critical to survival in a combat situation and provides decoy heat signatures […]

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BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard to tandem dry-dock two destroyers

BAE Systems has been awarded contracts worth $170.7 million from the US Navy to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyers in its San Diego shipyard. The deal will see the BAE Systems’ shipyard tandem dry-dock the USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USS Decatur (DDG 73) in October. The […]

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DESIGN-BUILD VANDENBERG GATE COMPLEX

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District (NAE) intends to solicit a Design Build (DB) contract for the design and construction of a new access control point at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, Massachusetts. The existing access control p

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Climatology Service

Hiring a firm for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments (Physical Vulnerability and Social-Economic Vulnerability) with Infrastructure assessments of 9 LIUPC (Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities) Cities

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QinetiQ to develop secure satellite navigation receivers

QinetiQ has won a £67 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to develop multi-constellation satellite receivers under the UK Robust Global Navigation System (R-GNS) programme. The programme will deliver critical capability to provide UK Defence with accurate and resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) which will underpin the […]

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Bodytrak awarded trial contract with US Department of Defense

Bodytrak has announced that the Defense Innovation Unit, through the Army Contracting Command, has awarded Bodytrak a contract to trial its cutting-edge in-ear physiological monitoring technology with US Navy’s fixed wing pilots. The trial will demonstrate how wearable physiological monitoring technology can help reduce the number of physiological incidents during or after a flight that […]

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