Defence Blog Posts

Making the leap from your niche sector into defence supply can be daunting and overwhelming, and many feel the hassle can outweigh the obvious benefits. We spoke to Jamie Clarke, Director and Founder at Chamois Consulting Ltd, a company that helps companies raise their profile and awareness in multiple sectors, including defence. Jamie believes that […]

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The UK MOD is facing tough financial choices says RUSI professor Dr Peter Roberts, Director of Military Sciences. In its latest comment, the Royal United Services Institute, says that the British military is facing a ‘black hole’ of financing over the next ten years, with amounts up to £20Bn (some five per cent of projected […]

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December 2016 saw QinetiQ awarded a £1Bn contract amendment to the LTPA from the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract saw QinetiQ agree to invest £108M in modernising facilities, equipment and operation of the air ranges at MOD Aberporth and MOD Hebrides Under the agreement, MOD and QinetiQ have confirmed £16.8M will be invested in […]

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A multi million regeneration project of RAF Henlow will see the world’s first commercial deep sea to space research, training and test centre developed at the site. Due to close in 2020, RAF Henlow will be regenerated into a science, innovation and technology park, with Blue Abyss developed to fulfil a crucial role in the […]

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A US Army demonstration has been undertaken to assess the capability improvements of diesel trucks using a proprietary hydrogen injection system. Developed by Commercial Hydrogen Inc of Houston, the system is designed to improve mileage and air quality for diesel trucks, which was confirmed by the test. The initial installation and testing went well, according to Robert […]

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SOFWERX invites SOF Warfighters, Interagency Partners, and select contributors from Industry and Academia to participate in a two-month Rapid Prototyping Event (RPE) focused on drones (sea, land, air, and space), tactical swarms, effects, and their associated data science applications for the Special Operations community. In the latest of our rapid prototyping events at SOFWERX, US Special […]

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Immerse, the British technology company delivering fully designed immersive VR environments to industry has launched the world’s first enterprise-ready multi-user VR platform. Hailed as a revolution for training systems, VR is set to be a $4.5Bn industry by 2020 and Immerse has positioned itself as one of the leaders of the revolution. The Company specialises […]

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In the light of recent high-profile cyber attacks, such as wannacry and Petya, the National Cyber Security Centre has released up-to-date advice on how businesses and the public sector can improve their cyber security and protect their data. By implementing just four ‘Active Cyber Defence’ programmes, basic cyber security will be improved immediately across the […]

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A full lifecycle IA approach for suppliers and buyers  Information Assurance (IA) is now a well-established countermeasure to the growing cyber threat that all organisations and citizens face. The UK Government’s new Cyber Security Strategy 2016-21 is testament to the importance we should all afford the issue. This importance is particularly applicable to the defence […]

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MBDA has confirmed a successful first firing of MBDA’s Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile. Conducted in June at the Île du Levant test range in France, this is the first major milestone for the missile, which has been developed in partnership between the UK and France. The partnership developed in 2014, with the order of the […]

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The Enduring Challenge is undergoing a rebrand as part of a number of changes for this funding route. From July, the challenge will be known as the Open Call for Innovation. It will continue to serve suppliers who have developed innovative technologies for defence and security, providing funding, support and partnership to them. The Enduring […]

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The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has announced the signing of a contract worth around £3.7Bn to start building the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates. The contract to manufacture the warships will secure around 1700 skilled shipbuilding jobs in Scotland and 1700 jobs throughout the supply chain across Britain until 2035. The Type 26 frigates will […]

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The official Ministry of Defence Police Twitter account has been launched and can be found on the handle @MODPolice. The Twitter account will supplement the existing Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) pages on the GOV.UK website, the recruitment website and Facebook page. MDP Deputy Chief Constable Andy Adams said: “Our Twitter account will provide us with a primary communication tool in order to […]

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Defence Minister, Harriett Baldwin, visited the South West to mark a year of the innovative Strategic Partnering Arrangement between Leonardo Helicopters and the Ministry of Defence. Mrs Baldwin made the visit to Yeovil to hear how Ministry of Defence (MoD) research and industrial partnerships are supporting UK jobs, exports, and capability. The arrangement between the MoD and […]

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