Day: September 28, 2017

Collective Training Transformation Programme Industry Day  19TH OCTOBER 2017 – SHRIVENHAM Following the announcement at DSEI of the launch of the Collective Training Transformation Programme by the Maj. Gen. Hyams, we would like to invite you to the first in a series of 3 discrete industry days. Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) is the Army’s […]

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has selected Leonardo to spearhead a team of UK companies in work that will help protect British Army vehicles against current and future weapons. Under a Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP) called ‘Icarus’, the team will develop and demonstrate a way to affordably integrate ‘best of breed’ technologies in a […]

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Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has this week unveiled a newly restored runway at RAF Valley during a trip to Anglesey, Wales. Currently, RAF Valley provides pilots with advanced fast jet training. And yet, while existing infrastructure was adequate for Hawk aircraft, the runway required a comprehensive overhaul to accommodate training in Tornado and Typhoon […]

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Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled the name of one of the new Type 26 frigates as HMS Belfast during a trip to Northern Ireland. The Defence Secretary revealed the name at Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, which built the Royal Navy’s last HMS Belfast, in 1938. The second to be named in the […]

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