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BAE Systems invests in new 12.7mm ammunition production line

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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Senior Aviation Advisor, Guatemala 22/06/2018

You have received this “Personal Services Contractor” (PSC) solicitation through the Department of State (DOS) Internet site. If you have any questions regarding this PSC, you may contact the DOS Official named in this solicitation. The Department is no

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Britain leads first ever European conference on veterans mental health

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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Dstl fund research into futuristic solar panel shirts

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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US DoD awards KBRwyle seat on $900 million JT&E Program contract

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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UK government strengthens defence and security ties with Poland

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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Artificial intelligence instrumental in exposing campaign of cyber attacks

Artificial intelligence has helped to expose a campaign of cyber attacks carried out by the so-called Thrip group. Symantec’s Targeted Attack Analytics (TAA) technology employed advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover the campaign, which targeted satellite communications, telecoms, geospatial imaging, and defence specialists in the United States and Southeast Asia. The AI alerted Symantec’s Attack […]

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PRARNG LEASSONS LEARNED

Synopsis / Solicitation

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, and supplemental information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only s

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Nearly half of small businesses in US hit by cyber attack in past 12 months

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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DVD2018 – Innovation is key to Army Transformation

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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Northrop Grumman to provide continuous coverage of polar regions

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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Head of British Army urges UK to “push the limits of innovative warfare”

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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Dwelling Units (DUs) for lease

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

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More aerospace and defence companies to integrate blockchain by 2021

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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