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PN 81894 SOF TELECOM RELIABILITY

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to construct a 2,500 square feet, physically-isolated, single story structure to house communications equipment. The project includes site development, concrete footing, concre

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WFEL completes Australian Land 155 first tranche bridging delivery

Under the Land 155 Enhanced Gap Crossing Capability project, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken delivery of the first scheduled tranche of WFEL’s rapidly-deployable military bridges, including Dry Support Bridges and Medium Girder Bridges. The Dry Support Bridges (DSBs), capable of carrying over 120 tonnes, have been delivered following extensive trials at the UK’s […]

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Saab ship control systems specified for Australian Collins class submarines

Saab has signed a contract with ASC to supply enhanced Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring Systems (ISCMMS) to four of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins class submarines. Valued at AU$24.2 million, the ISCMMS contract will improve manoeuvring capabilities while integrating management of the submarines propulsion and power generation systems. The improvement programme will also […]

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70–Master BPA – Lotus Notes & Websphere

MODIFICATION NOTICE: Bids are being solicited under solicitation number TACIA0000-18-00010_01. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an i

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Enhanced Patriot demonstrated in live fire test, says Raytheon

Raytheon has conducted the live fire test of the newest suite of upgrades for the Patriot Air and Missile Defence System with representatives from eight nations in attendance. The successful test, carried out by the US military, used Post Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8) to fire two Patriot interceptor missiles at two tactical ballistic missile targets. […]

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New bursary to encourage veterans into teaching

The Government has unveiled a £40,000 bursary for ex-service personnel to retrain as a teacher as part of efforts to harness their expertise and leadership within the classroom. From September, courses at universities nationwide will offer the incentive to veterans who have left full-time employment in the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy […]

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BAE Systems Australia to upgrade nation’s long-range radar network

BAE Systems Australia is to carry out a comprehensive upgrade of the country’s long-range high frequency radar network following endorsement from the Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Marise Payne. Australia’s coastal approaches are protected by the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) via three remote radars in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Crucially, these […]

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Slovakian Air Force Firefighters undergo training in UK

Six Slovakian Air Force firefighters have undergone training in the UK to learn vital skills needed to tackle major aircraft fires. The week-long course was held at the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Manston, Kent saw the Slovakian personnel learn incident command techniques and aircraft firefighting tactics. A mixture of British military fire safety […]

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The Crucial Role of Next Generation Hearables in Defence

The global wearables market has grown exponentially; new statistics from analyst firm CSS Insight claim the market will hit $34 billion in just over two years’ time and is set to grow from 84 million units in 2015 to 411 million units in 2019. Within the wearables market, ear-based devices, or ‘hearables’, are the fastest-growing segment. […]

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Ball Aerospace and BAE Systems to deliver NTCDL system for the US Navy

Ball Aerospace is to deliver multi-beam phased array antenna systems as part of BAE Systems contract agreement for the US Navy Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) system. The NTCDL system enables multiple simultaneous, high-bandwidth communications links, which greatly enhance current mission capability and ship protection, allowing for a future sensor network across the Navy. […]

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Australian Department of Defence set for DPRTE 2018

Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2018 has announced that the Australian Department of Defence will appear at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena next month. The Australian Department of Defence will deliver a session in the Export zone on International Engagement, where they will provide a brief outline of their current programs, addressing recent Australian Industry Capability […]

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From the ground up: Getac’s Jackson White talks rugged technology at DPRTE

DPRTE’s Technology and Innovation Zone will play host to a number of distinguished speakers, among them Jackson White – Sales Director for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics at rugged technology specialist Getac. Ahead of his address on combat communications and operational data security, Jackson talks to Defence Online about his plans for the event […]

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