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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 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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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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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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During a visit to Estonia, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă confirmed that her country would join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn next year. For the uninitiated, CCDCOE is a NATO-accredited hub for cyber defence which focuses on research and training initiatives and real-world exercises. Based in Estonia, the international […]

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A new report from the US Department of Homeland Security has revealed that is has identified malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government. The Malware Analysis Report (MAR) follows President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s historic meeting in Singapore last week. The Department of Homeland Security’s MAR put together in […]

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Finding a home for the Royal Air Force’s mammoth A400M Atlas aircraft is no easy task. Designed and built to operate in the toughest locations, the aircraft will enhance the UK’s strategic capability and can carry up to 37 tonnes over a range of 2000 nautical miles and has a wingspan of nearly 42.5 metres.   A new £70 million hangar […]

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Lockheed Martin Canada has been awarded a three-year extension to its In-Service Support contract for the Royal Canadian Navy’s 12 Halifax Class Frigates. The Lockheed Martin Canada In-Service Support team has provided uninterrupted support to the Halifax Class Combat System, Command and Control System and Trainers for 25 years. The existing In-Service Support contract commenced […]

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12 JULY 2018 – LAND WARFARE CENTRE, WARMINSTER The UK MOD is researching the options available for a full task 81mm mortar training system to enhance the realism of collective training and also individual and detachment skills ab initio. It is envisaged that potential solutions will replicate the operation of all aspects of the mortar […]

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Northrop Grumman has been chosen by the US Air Force for a contract to sustain and modify a worldwide network of ground-based radars deemed critical to the success of its missile warning/missile defence and space tracking missions. The competitively awarded Sustainment and Modification of Radar Sensors (SMORS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a seven-year […]

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Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon to develop and deliver the next generation Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for the F-35 fighter jet. The F-35’s DAS collects and sends high resolution, real-time imagery to the pilot’s helmet from six infrared cameras mounted around the aircraft, allowing pilots to see the environment around them – day or night. The ability […]

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The Bank of England has warned banks they need to be better prepared for the increasing threat of cyber attacks and technology failure. In his speech at the 20th Annual Operational Risk Europe conference in London, Lyndon Nelson, deputy CEO & Executive Director of the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority highlighted the threat posed […]

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The European Parliament has voted on a resolution to establish a more robust defence in the face of increasing malicious cyber attacks. The cyber defence resolution, passed by 476 votes to 151, with 36 abstentions, recognised that Russia, China and North Korea, in addition to non-state actors, had conducted malicious cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in […]

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