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BAE Systems has recently penned an agreement with AMMROC to support Hawk aircraft engineering in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) up until 2020. The UAE agreement renews BAE Systems successful partnership with AMMROC – the Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center. AMMROC is a joint venture organisation owned by Emirates Defence Industries Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation […]

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12-14 DECEMBER 2017 – LONDON   The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is holding a series of specialist industry events for the construction and infrastructure sector to provide an update on the progress of the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Programme. Sessions will focus on funding and strategic corporate opportunities, disposal and development opportunities for surplus sites, […]

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QinetiQ has entered into a joint venture with Middle East General Enterprises (MGE) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to manufacture aerial and maritime targets for testing, evaluation and training purposes. The joint venture will invest heavily in UAE to cultivate specialist engineering and manufacturing capabilities, while drawing from the nation’s wellspring of established and […]

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Lockheed Martin has won a $44.1M contract on behalf of the U.S. Air Force to manufacture Intelligent Test Instrumentation Kits (iTIK). The enhanced iTIK will be employed on Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) flight tests for telemetry and flight termination use. Crucially, the award win will help to drive a wide variety of benefits across […]

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The demand for innovation within the defence industry has given rise to more collaborative working practices. Jon Fielding, Managing Director at Apricorn EMEA, examines how companies can protect their data without compromising the creative process. The recent cyber attack which led to the theft of sensitive data relating to Australia’s defence programmes served as a […]

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Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has visited Australia to discuss equipment concerns in the face of intensifying threats. Minister Baldwin met with her Australian counterpart, Christopher Pyne – the Minister responsible for military procurement in the country. With £8.6Bn worth of goods and services sold in 2015, Australia is now the UK’s 13th largest export market. […]

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The ‘A’ variant of the F-35 strike fighter has successfully completed a rigorous programme of airframe testing, during which it “flew” equivalent to 24,000 hours. To date, the F-35 ‘B’ variant – which will furnish HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales with much-needed aerial support – has completed 16,000 hours of testing, alongside […]

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Northrop Grumman has made successful delivery of the first operational MQ-4C Triton to a U.S. Navy facility at Point Mugu. Triton will enable the U.S. Navy to bolster its maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) agenda. A second operational aircraft is set to be delivered by Northrop Grumman before the end of the year. Naval Base […]

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Canada invests $480 million in air combat training services for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a $480 million contract for Contracted Airborne Training Services (CATS) to Discovery Air Defence Services. The investment will support CAF personnel serving on the sea, on land and in the air, with the Royal Canadian […]

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First Secretary of State Damian Green has toured RAF Lossiemouth in Moray to rename a frontline Scotland-based Typhoon fast jet ‘Sir Roderic’ in honour of one family’s tragedy during the Second World War. In 1941, Lady MacRobert lost two sons within six weeks of each other. Both flew with the RAF. Roderic (25) was killed […]

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The Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Conference and Exhibition is to kick off in London today and this year will see a strong emphasis on emerging technologies and how these might be exploited. New for the 2017 event, is the addition of an Active Protection Systems Focus Day, where attendees can hear in-depth briefings on the […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has held his first bilateral meeting with his US counterpart, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. The first bilateral meeting between the two held in London focussed on three themes: current threats, capability and shared prosperity. The meeting follows NATO and counter-Daesh Ministerial conferences held in Brussels, where the alliance agreed […]

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