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DPRTE 2018 – the UK’s premier defence procurement – event kicks off tomorrow at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, granting attendees access to the DPRTE Product Showcase Exhibition (featuring over 125 suppliers), Live Keynote Arena, four Knowledge Transfer Zones and five Networking and Collaboration Zones. Ahead of the event, Defence Online Editor Matt Brown spoke with Alistair Riches, Commercial Director […]

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As the finishing touches are put to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena in anticipation of DPRTE’s 27th March kick-off, Defence Online speaks with the supplier management specialist HICX Solutions to find out more about their plans for the UK’s leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event. What do HICX Solutions see as being the big topics […]

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The third of five Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels has been christened HMS Trent following an official naming ceremony in Govan, Glasgow. Alongside sister ships – Forth, Medway, Tamar and Spey – HMS Trent will make a marked contribution to UK defence and security, performing vital counter-terrorism, anti-smuggling and maritime security operations to secure Britain’s […]

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A West Midlands-born pilot from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, met hundreds of students at a major science and engineering fair being staged in Birmingham. Squadron Leader Adam Collins, known as Red 10, spoke about his career flying fast-jets at the Big Bang event at The NEC earlier this month. Members […]

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The Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2018 takes place next week and is primed to allow SMEs to discover their place in the UK’s £19 billion defence marketplace. The exhibition will be held on 27 March 2018 Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena and is considered the UK’s leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event. […]

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The Spanish Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa de España) has awarded Chemring Technology Solutions a second contract to supply further GroundHunter Advanced Wire Detectors (AWD). The new contract follows a successful product evaluation by the Spanish Ministry of Defence and its Spanish partner Eleycon21. GroundHunter AWD was selected following an extensive evaluation programme. It […]

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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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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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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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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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