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Northrop Grumman has received a $17.6 million award from the US Army to upgrade Target Locator Modules (TLMs). Northrop Grumman will retrofit TLMs with high accuracy capability to modernise the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder 2H (LLDR 2H) man-portable targeting system. The LLDR 2H hybrid sensor solution fuses data from a digital magnetic compass and celestial […]

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Managing Director of Visiat Europe Evan Dixon has spoken about how defence spending could be affected by Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister.

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A cyber defence facility has been officially opened at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in the US.

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Saab has signed a multi-year framework agreement with the US Government, which allows the US Army, US Marines and US Special Forces to place orders for up to $445 million during a five-year period. The recently signed framework agreement allows the customer to place orders for Saab’s AT4 disposable weapon system and ammunition for the […]

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Members of the Virginia National Air Guard took part in an evacuation exercise as part of Sentry Storm 19.

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London VAPC has welcomed London Assembly Member Len Duvall as informal Armed Forces Champion.

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The US has launched a Navy Civilian Acculturation Program to train a workforce with no prior Navy experience.

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The UK government is taking measures to tackle the issue of sexual violence in conflict zones with the MOD playing a large part.

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The US Air Force has begun a programme to encourage young people to enter STEM careers from the Hill Air Force Base.

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DASA has launched a competition to find an innovative Point of Care diagnostics tool.

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The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth $45 Million for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Increment 1 prototype. The development of ERCA is in collaboration with the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center. This prototype phase will address capability gaps in the Army’s indirect fire systems and improve the […]

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Northrop Grumman has been awarded an $82 million contract by the US Air Force to facilitate military satellite communications in the Earth’s North Polar Region through its Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program. Northrop Grumman is the provider for all three major components of the EPS-R CAPS program demonstrating the […]

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The first of nine Poseidon aircraft was tested successfully by Boeing pilots at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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DSTL has announced a new satellite station in Portsdown West as part of the MOD’s space programme.

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