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Around £1 billion is set to be promised to the Royal Navy by the Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon. The money will be used to

The University of South Wales (UNSW) Canberra has signed a $9.96 million contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to develop new ways to enhance Australia’s future Defence space capability. Australian Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne made the announcement at International Astronautical Conference and said the deal would support the development of Australian space technologies […]

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Cummins has announced that it has signed a $47.4 million contract, awarded by the National Advanced Mobility Consortium, to develop and demonstrate a technologically advanced engine for the next generation of US combat vehicles. The Advanced Combat Engine (ACE) project, led by Cummins Corporate Research and Technology and supported by Achates Power, aligns well with […]

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Lincad has announced the development of a new multi-channel battery conditioning system designed specifically to comply with the current International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations. The IATA regulations state that lithium-ion batteries transported by air can only be shipped at 30% state of charge or less. This can pose a significant logistical problem for users […]

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The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled a new model worth around £1 billion to support a growing Royal Navy fleet and sustain over a thousand British jobs. The Common Support Model (CSM) will provide a framework for comprehensive support across the Royal Navy’s fleet of warships for decades to come in one new overarching […]

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Comtech Telecommunications’ Command & Control Technologies group has been awarded contract modifications worth around $4.2 million to continue support for the US Army’s Blue Force Tracking (BFT-1) programme. This additional funding applies to the original award in April 2017, which totals $7.7 million of the total potential value of the base year. The modifications fulfil the Government’s obligation to […]

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MBDA has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Queensland based Ferra Engineering. The MoU will see MBDA and Ferra work together in support of the Australian Industry Content (AIC) proposal to contribute to the $20 billion LAND 400 programme. MBDA Australia Managing Director, Andy Watson said: “Our product for Land 400, MMP, is the only […]

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British diving and rescue equipment manufacturer Northern Diver has launched Nimrod – a new underwater navigation and sonar system. Suited to both military and commercial marine use, it can be used for mission planning, diver navigation between waypoints, detection and surveying. The Nimrod’s built-in sonar provides a range of up to 100 metres and a […]

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Oshkosh Defense has been awarded a $260.1 million contract by the US Army to supply additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTVs) following an administrative modification to the FMTV A1P2 requirements contract with the Wisconsin-based company. The contract modification establishes the eighth, ninth and tenth Order Years’ pricing under the contract, at an estimated value of […]

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Rapidly deployable military bridge manufacturer, WFEL, has secured a contract with the US Army to provide four of its Dry Support Bridging (DSB) systems, bringing the US military’s stockholding of DSBs up to a total of 112 systems. The contract follows on from the recently agreed five year agreement, through which WFEL is delivering DSB […]

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BAE Systems has contracted Konstrukta-Defence from the Slovak Republic to produce barrels for the Swedish Army’s Mjölner mortar system. Konstrukta will produce 84 120-millimeter barrels to be modified as needed to meet the requirements for the Mjölner system, which is being integrated on Swedish Army CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. ZTS Metalurg, a Slovak-based manufacturer, will […]

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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plays a vital role in supporting the UK’s Armed Forces by building, maintaining and servicing the estate and infrastructure needed to support defence. Here, Defence Online Editor Matt Brown looks at one major current DIO project, to deliver a new defence logistics college at Worthy Down. One of the Defence Infrastructure […]

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The AUDS counter-UAS defence system has been enhanced for deployment on military and commercial security and surveillance vehicles to more effectively defeat swarm attacks by malicious unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including long range winged drones. The AUDS system was developed in 2015 by a consortium of UK defence companies including Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems. […]

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Leonardo has announced it has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a study into the management of data security for the Galileo European navigation satellite programme. Announcing the news at the Cybertech Europe conference in Rome, the Company will support the ESA by defining a state-of-the-art security monitoring system for Galileo, taking […]

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