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Belgium-Brussels: Safety consultancy services

Op basis van een analyse het ontwerpen, implementeren en handhaven van een informatieveiligheidsbeleid en het opnemen van de rol van informatieveiligheidsconsulent en data protection officer voor de 7 Wit-Gele Kruisverenigingen. — Vereenvoudigde onderhand

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Legal Recovery Services

EXIM Bank Washington, DC is providing a notice of intent to issue a sole source award to provide Asset protection and recovery:

The Product/Service Code is R418. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541110 Offic

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Autonomous resupply in ‘the last mile’

Often referred to as ‘the last mile’, the final stage of supplying equipment to troops on the front line in challenging environments can be a lengthy and dangerous process. Here, Steve Fitz, Director of Technology at Plextek Ltd, examines some of the solutions to the challenge. Resupplying frontline soldiers with mission-critical equipment can be a […]

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Gavin Williamson appointed new Defence Secretary

Prime Minister Theresa May has named Gavin Williamson as the new Defence Secretary following Sir Michael Fallon’s resignation. Mr Williamson is the MP for South Staffordshire, having served the constituency since the 2010 election. Prime Minister Theresa May appointed him Chief Whip following her victory in the Conservative leadership election. He had previously served as […]

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First in-flight fuel transfer success for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

The first E-2D to come equipped with aerial refuelling capabilities has received a successful in-flight fuel transfer from a tanker aircraft as part of Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Hawkeye program. The pilots performed ten “dry plugs” and two “wet plugs” during the four hour test flight, with more than 1,700 pounds of fuel transferred to the […]

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L3 Technologies to fulfil U.S. Army Apache MUMT-X contract

L3 Technologies has received a production contract for multiple awards amounting to £97M as part of the U.S. Army’s Apache ‘Manned/Unmanned Teaming – eXpanded Capabilities’ (MUMT-X) helicopter programme. MUMT-X will enable communications and data teaming between manned and unmanned aircraft, providing the Apache AH-64E with “transformational warfighting capabilities”. Crucially, those capabilities will be lighter, more […]

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Defence Minister launches new Science and Technology Strategy

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has launched a new Science and Technology Strategy to counter evolving threats and adapt to rapidly changing technology. The new Science and Technology Strategy will be led by the MOD’s Chief Scientific Adviser Hugh Durrant-Whyte, who joined this year following a career at the forefront of the robotics sector in Australia. The […]

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JFC Cap C4ISR Industry Day

27 NOVEMBER 2017 – NORTHWOOD   Air Commodore Nick Hay, Head of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Branch within the Joint Forces Command, Capability Directorate, will host an Industry Day on 27 November 2017 at the UK’s Joint Forces Headquarters in Northwood. Overview In order to ensure a coherent approach […]

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Edinburgh opens Garden of Remembrance

Frank Ross, the Right Honourable Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, led a special group of wreath-layers at the annual Opening Ceremony of the Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance, at the Scott Monument, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. Members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, attended the event, organised by Legion Scotland, to remember those […]

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Subscriber Radio Equipment

Request for Information (RFI) for the US Department of State

PURPOSE: This Request for Information (RFI) is issued as market research to determine the potential products and Offerors for subscriber radios and associated equipment for the US Department

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Cranfield University to collaborate with US equivalent

Cranfield University is partnering with Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security to share defence and security knowledge and expertise. The Memorandum of Understanding extends to research and methods of teaching and learning that advance the 21st century security agenda. A raft of joint research initiatives are […]

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