Sir Michael Fallon has resigned his position as Defence Minister after admitting his behaviour had fallen short of the standards expected from the armed forces. Sir Michael had apologised earlier this week after it emerged he had been reprimanded by journalist, Julia Hartley-Brewer, for repeatedly placing his hand on her knee during a dinner in […]
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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 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 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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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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The Royal Navy’s future flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base for the first time since arriving at her home port in August. The vessel is set to undertake her the next set of sea trials to test the £3 billion ship’s capability. Captain of Portsmouth Naval Base, Captain Bill Oliphant said: […]
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its partner Embraer Defense & Security have secured a contract to supply the US Air Force’s A-29 Afghanistan Programme with a further six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. Production of these six new aircraft is to start immediately in Jacksonville, Florida and brings to 26 the total number of aircraft provided […]
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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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An awarded contracts notice for provision of consultancy and design services for CCTV and a controlled access system for a new build college in Tottenham Hale.
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The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has paid a visit to A&P Tyne near Newcastle – one of the shipyards currently in contention to build a brand new class of vessel on behalf of the Royal Navy. Since the launch of the National Shipbuilding Strategy last September, more than 20 proposals for the new Type […]
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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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Thales Group has this week unveiled the world’s first shipboard information distribution system of its kind, dubbed COMTICS. COMTICS is a multimedia communication device resembling a smartphone which provides navy personnel with permanent shipboard mobility and connectivity across all types of military radio. Previously, concerns over compromised security prevented sailors from using their smartphones at […]
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In the months since the WannaCry cyber attack on the NHS, there has been considerable speculation as to who was responsible, but now the British
Honeywell has successfully completed research and testing of a virtual window technology as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies programme. The first phase of the GXV-T programme began in July 2015, with Honeywell experimenting with the concept of a windowless land vehicle. Drivers tested their performance using an augmented and virtual reality headset […]
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The Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the development of Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) prototypes. DOTC is a DoD initiative envisioned to facilitate collaboration between the government, industry and academia for technology development and prototyping. The funding from DOTC is used for technology […]
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