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More support pledged for veterans through the Armed Forces Covenant

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has become the latest organisation to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant at their annual conference in London. The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. The IoD’s Covenant pledges also include allowing veterans […]

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Dstl funds innovative new techniques to treat limb injuries

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has funded pioneering new techniques to treat injured limbs and reduce battlefield amputations. Biomedical engineers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow have developed an innovative approach with support from Dstl via the Defence and Security Accelerator. Their research forms a response to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, […]

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Meet, Greet, Engage and Explore: QinetiQ’s hopes for DPRTE 2018

Held across a single day, DPRTE 2018 takes place less than a week away at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 27 March and offers a unique opportunity to showcase goods and services, as well as the chance to engage directly with both the key personnel and organisations responsible for setting strategy and operationally delivering an annual […]

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DPRTE 2018: DXC Technology to showcase digital portfolio

With DPRTE 2018 now only one week away, Defence Online’s Matt Brown spoke with Miles Hutton, Sales Director, Defence and National Security at DXC Technology – one of the top six suppliers to the Ministry of Defence – to discuss the company’s hopes for the event taking place at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 27 March. […]

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Defence Secretary to review tax on Armed Forces in Scotland

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced he is looking to counter the Scottish Government’s income tax rise that affects thousands of Armed Forces personnel in Scotland. The Defence Secretary’s intervention follows the decision by the Scottish Government last month to create new income tax bands and increased tax levels, which will see personnel in Scotland worse […]

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Defence Secretary boosts Britain’s chemical capability

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced measures to maintain the UK’s world-leading chemical analysis and defence capability, as he warned of the intensifying threats the country faces in his first keynote speech in the role. Whilst outlining his vision for the ongoing Modernising Defence Programme on a Policy Exchange platform at Rolls-Royce’s Bristol factory, the […]

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Get set for DPRTE 2018: The UK’s premier defence procurement event

The wait for Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2018 to take place at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 27 March is almost over. Here we take a look at what’s on offer at this must-attend showcase.  The stage is set for buyers, suppliers and defence thought leaders to be brought together in an engaging environment where they can network and discuss the latest market developments […]

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Dstl’s acoustic yarn monitors military hearing health

Scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are collaborating with Nottingham Trent University on knitted sensors to guard against hearing loss for troops. Dstl is supporting the Materials Research Exchange exhibition and conference (MRE) and the acoustic yarn will be amongst other projects from industry and academia being presented at the event. Funded by […]

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Multinational MRTT Fleet expands to eight aircraft

Airbus has secured a contract from Europe’s organisation for the management of cooperative armament programmes – OCCAR – on behalf of NATO Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA) to provide an Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport. The order follows the announcement in February of Belgium’s official accession to the European/NATO Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport […]

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Royal Navy personnel join NATO nuclear submarine hunt

Royal Navy Lieutenants Tim Dunning and John Phillips have joined the hunt for a US nuclear boat off the coast of Sicily as part of NATO’s biggest ever Mediterranean anti-submarine exercise, dubbed Dynamic Manta. Aided by the USS John Warner, a Virginia-class hunter-killer skimming the surface of the Ionian Sea, the Royal Navy Wildcat crew […]

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ISS INDUSTRY BRIEFING

Colonel Al Long, Deputy Head (AS) of the Intelligence Systems Team within ISS, MOD Joint Forces Command, will host an Industry Briefing on 11 April 2018 at Shrivenham, Swindon. Aim: To inform Industry of the upcoming opportunities to tender for the provision of services into MOD, to meet their requirements in the Above Secret (AS) […]

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ISS SKYNET 6 PROJECT – OPENING OF INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT

The SKYNET 6 project team has established an information sharing environment to share information at OFFICIAL and, by exception, at OFFICIAL SENSITIVE, with industry in advance of SKYNET 6 entering competitive procurements.   Defence Share is the approved, and accredited platform that will host this environment with access to Defence Share controlled by the project […]

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Lockheed Martin secures $80 million contract to build missile defence targets

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin an $80.6 million fixed-price contract for modified ballistic re-entry vehicles and separation modules for missile defence tests. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will develop and produce unarmed re-entry vehicles for integration into target missiles through 2022. The contract also includes options for additional modified re-entry vehicles and […]

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Thermal Spray Manufacturing

This is a sources sought announcement only and is not an intent to procure. A solicitation is not available at this time and any requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate out of the Los Angele

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