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NSII Review – Consultation Open

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published a Green Paper entitled: “National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review: the Government’s review of the national security implications of foreign ownership or control and the mergers regime”. This delivers on the Government’s commitment, made in September 2016, to reform the approach to the […]

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Senior Aviation Advisor

You have received this “Personal Services Contractor” (PSC) solicitation through the Department of State (DOS) Internet site. If you have any questions regarding this PSC, you may contact the DOS Official named in this solicitation. The Department is not

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Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) Conceptual Design

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to issue a full and open competitive solicitation in November 2017 for design development activities to address technical solutions for the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)). The overall objective of this ea

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Dstl announce Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment winners

The Defence and Security Accelerator (Dstl) has announced the winners of the latest round of funding for the Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment (AHSA) which, it is said, will revolutionize the way in which chemicals and bio-hazards are investigated. As part of the UK government’s innovation initiative, the assessment is backed jointly by the Home […]

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Defence Minister meets with QinetiQ’s graduates at Malvern

The Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, has visited QinetiQ’s site at Malvern to meet with the latest intake of graduates who will be part of the company’s expansion plans. Ms Baldwin met with more than 20 new graduates who have been taken on to work in Malvern. QinetiQ is recruiting more than 100 new […]

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BAE Systems wins APKWSTM contract

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $59.5 million contract for additional APKWSTM guidance kits to transform unguided 2.75-inch (70-millimetre) rockets into laser-guided precision munitions. The new award is part of a 2016 indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract for more than $600 million and will see the company further reduce the per-unit cost […]

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Cyber Protection Services

TBIPS-Stream 6: Cyber Protection Services: C.3 IT Security TRA and C&A Analyst Level 3 (1000337777) On an as and when requested basis, through the issuance of Task Authorizations (TAs). The scope of work will range from assessing and authorizing single pu

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King Saud University collaborates with Northrop Grumman for CyberArabia

King Saud University has announced its collaboration with global security specialist Northrop Grumman for CyberArabia – the third annual cyber security seminar intended to drive innovation among Saudi university students. CyberArabia incorporates hands-on workshops, in addition to a competition challenging students to find and eradicate vulnerabilities in the virtual images of common operating systems. Not […]

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General Dynamics to provide IT services for US Navy

General Dynamics Information Technology – the business arm of General Dynamics – is to provide enterprise IT and cyber security services to the Naval Surface Warfare Centre (NSWC) Crane Division in accordance with a newly awarded contract courtesy of the US Naval Sea Systems Command. The single-award, task order contract has a potential worth amounting […]

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Shoring up the Falklands: defence infrastructure upgrade takes shape

Defence features writer Robert Atherton explores the many ways in which the UK Government is modernising aged infrastructure across the Falkland Islands. The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands has long been contested by Argentina. It remains a matter of some concern for the UK Government even now, despite last year’s promising détente. And so, it’s […]

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The New Cyber Cold War?

Hillary Clinton appeared at the London Literature Festival and warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the process of conducting a cyber cold war

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UK and Poland meet to discuss closer defence ties

The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have met their Polish counterparts for discussions on strengthening security and defence co-operation. Boris Johnson and Sir Michael Fallon hosted Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski and Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz in London. The Foreign Secretary and Mr Waszczykowski discussed areas of shared interest including European security, joint work on the […]

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Thales wins Royal Navy communications systems contract

Thales has secured a seven year contract worth £100M to provide through-life support for communications systems of the Royal Navy’s fleet. The contract provides Thales with the responsibility to maintain, support and manages through-life the Royal Navy’s communications systems across the majority of the Fleet’s platforms, from the state-of-the-art systems aboard the new QEC aircraft […]

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