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IT Security Consultancy – Exporting Opportunity

Sectors: Security and Software & Computer Services
Opportunity type: Public Sector
A government authority needs consultancy services for IT security vulnerability management.
You should be able to provide consultancy services including:
day-to-day IT vul

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42–Oil Booms

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is NAAJ5717-17-00249 and is issued as an

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RAF pilots test Eurofighter advanced weapons and software upgrades

The Royal Air Force Test and Evaluation pilots at RAF Coningsby are putting the Eurofighter Typhoon through its paces following a new package of advanced weapons, software and avionics enhancements. The work is a major part of Project Centurion – the programme to ensure seamless transition of capability from the Tornado GR4 to Typhoon. Operational […]

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UK Armed Forces to take part in Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

UK Armed Forces including hundreds of sailors, soldiers, and airmen are set to star in the world-renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Returning for a 68th season, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a thrilling display of music, dance, and military entertainment from around the world, rooted firmly in Scottish culture and history. As 2017 is the […]

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ADS Reception at DSEI 2017 13 September 2017 – ExCeL London

Maximise your time at DSEI by attending this reception, which is open to all those visiting or exhibiting at DSEI. Co-located within the exhibition, this event is the perfect opportunity for you to network with leading defence and security industry colleagues. It will also be well attended by representatives from Government and the MOD.   […]

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SKYNET 6A transitional satellite contract announcement

The Ministry of Defence has, for technical reasons, concluded that the SKYNET 6A transitional satellite (whose purpose is to extend the life of the current ageing SKYNET 5 constellation) will be acquired through single source award to Airbus Defence and Space Ltd. The MOD reasserts that the more substantial and less time-sensitive elements representing the […]

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£3 million to be saved as part of new Royal Navy deal

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced a range of new contracts, including one for consumable items, which is set to save £3 million in efficiencies and furnish a growing Royal Navy. Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) signed a contract with Babcock International Group, which will supply the Royal Navy with more than 10,000 different types […]

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Plans for next year’s Air Power Conference already underway

Plans are moving forward for an enhanced Air Power Conference to mark the centenary of the RAF next year following a successful 2017 event in London. Around 350 people, including around 45 air force chiefs from around the world, attended the two-day forum to take part in a series of discussion and debate. The theme […]

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Portsmouth Harbour ready to welcome HMS Queen Elizabeth

Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced that millions of metres of mud has now been dredged to clear way for Britain’s newest aircraft carrier to sail safely into her new home at Portsmouth Harbour. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation awarded a contract to Boskalis Westminster to make room for the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier and her […]

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Ballistic Panels and Window Obscuration

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are b

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ASC West facility upgrade strengthens Australia’s submarine capability

ASC has opened its Western Australian submarine maintenance facility following a major $12.5 million innovative upgrade. The revamped facility will boost Australia’s sovereign submarine capability and is part of ASC’s continuous improvement of the maintenance of Australia’s Collins Class submarine fleet, as part of the Submarine Enterprise. The redevelopment will enhance productivity and reliability through […]

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Boeing to modernise next-generation Chinook helicopter

Boeing is to build and test three U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of modernization plans that is envisaged will bring another two decades of work to the company’s Philadelphia site. A recent $276 million contract will fund the helicopters, which will make technology advancements to increase the iconic helicopter’s lifting power. […]

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Italy award Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group CT scanner contract

Italy has chosen the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s CT Scanner to deliver deployed medical diagnostic facilities. The Italian Ministry of Defence purchased the system through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) framework contract for the supply of military CT scanners. Developed in partnership with Philips Healthcare, the CT scanner will enter service later […]

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HMS Astute operational after two year capability upgrade

HMS Astute, the Royal Navy’s hunter-killer submarine, has made a triumphant return to the high seas following the completion of a comprehensive capability upgrade and an intensive period of sea training. This rigorous training phase has put HMS Astute and her crew through their paces to ensure the submarine is ready and able to respond […]

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Fundraising Case for Support

Background
The Academy aims to be a major capacity building initiative for the whole humanitarian sector which addresses the critical shortage of skilled staff and leaders in the face of the increasing number of humanitarian crises.
We believe the key to

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