HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy and capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft, is in the advanced stages of her test and commissioning phase and will undertake her maiden sea trials programme this summer. The ship’s company of HMS Queen Elizabeth has now taken up residence on-board the […]
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Supplying goods and services to the Ministry of Defence can be easier when the supplier employs ex-Service personnel, as defence features writer Peter Jackson learns talking to Forfusion’s Chief Technology Officer, Ian Musgrave. Forfusion is a business and IT consultancy which has provided unified communications solutions to the Ministry of Defence since 2012. Based in […]
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Some 1,500 British troops are currently exercising in support of NATO allies in Europe. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, has visited some of the personnel spread across five countries in Europe, joining NATO allies in a sign of solidarity against any potential threat. Visiting troops in Romania, Sir Michael met personnel of the UK’s 20th […]
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The NDA has opened registration for its 2017 Supply Chain Event, the largest of its kind in Europe. The 7th annual event, held at EventCity in Manchester on 2 November 2017, is aimed at suppliers of all sizes who can provide the best possible solutions for nuclear decommissioning in the UK and abroad. Find out more […]
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The first Japanese-assembled F-35A has been unveiled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Nagoya. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by MHI with technical assistance from the original manufacturer and designer Lockheed Martin and oversight from the United States Government. Approximately 200 people attended the […]
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Austria’s Federal Ministry of the Interior has looked to Rheinmetall for new infantry equipment orders. This approval sees the company’s family of laser light module products, the VarioRay, rolled out to armed forces across the country. In a contract worth €1M, some 580 VarioRay laser light module sets were ordered in the first quarter of […]
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General Information
Document Type: DRAFT Combined Synopsis / Solicitation
Solicitation Number: FA255017R2006
Classification Code: R615- Support-Administrative: Background Investigation
NAICS Code: 561611 – Investig
This project is being solicited under AFFARS MP5332.7. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the rig
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1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with Public Law 92-582 (the Brooks Act) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications
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The Canadian Army has selected Rockwell Collins’ joint-fires solution for its Digitally-Assisted Close Air Support (DACAS) system to digitally link airborne platforms and ground-based Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) via an Android smart phone. Under the contract, Iowa-headquartered Rockwell Collins will produce and service 100 Android-based joint-fires systems with the potential for follow-on options. The company will […]
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BAE Systems has received a contract for additional APKWS rockets in order to meet growing demand from across the globe. The $180.5M contract from the US Navy will see BAE produce thousands more Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets. With cost-effective precision strikes, and a reduced potential for collateral damage, APKWS rockets are […]
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Following the terrorist attacks in the UK over the last month, Operation Temperer has seen the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) deploy large numbers of officers to the streets. The officers have been working closely with the various Home Office Police Forces that had requested support, as well as with the 1,000 military personnel who were […]
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller welcomed three eminent energy experts to NATO Headquarters on Tuesday for discussions on global energy developments and their security implications. Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy at the US State Department; Tim Gould, Head of Division, World Energy Outlook in the International Energy […]
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PSNI — Provision of Security and Operational Support Services.
PSNI — Provision of Security and Operational Support Services.
Supply of Security and Operational support Services to the PSNI across various police districts in Northern Ireland. Services inc
The autonomous last mile resupply innovation network event was held on 23 May 2017. At the event in London, a series of presentations provided details of three challenges that make up the Defence and Security Accelerator competition Autonomous last mile resupply. Autonomous last mile resupply network innovation event. To set the scene, Accelerator Innovation Partner Mark Darvill […]
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Up to £16 million is available to UK business across 2 competitions for technologies and systems for extreme and challenging environments. Innovate UK is making the funding available for robotics and artificial intelligence technologies in applications such as deep mining, nuclear energy, space and off-shore energy. This is an Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund activity. It aims to develop […]
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B1-B Lancer bombers have arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to support exercises Saber Strike and BALTOPS, and allow aircrew to familiarise themselves with air bases and operations in different geographic combatant commands. It is common practice for US Strategic Command bomber forces to take part in events […]
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Notice of Postponement A Niteworks (Replacement) Stakeholder Industry Day was planned for Friday 9 June 2017. Due to ongoing departmental financial planning and uncertainties presented by the forthcoming general election, it has not been possible to define all elements of the future programme and target operating model with sufficient certainty to expose in detail […]
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Students from Glenmoor and Winton Academy visited HMS Sultan with the Jon Egging Trust to learn all about leadership and teamwork within the Royal Navy. A total of 12 year 9 pupils spent a day visiting the Defence College of Technical Training’s Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival Equipment School (RNAESS) and participating in number […]
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