Defence Blog Posts

Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise will sail to Lebanon as part of a wide-ranging package of military support made available by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. The survey vessel will travel to Lebanon to assess the damage of Beirut’s port following last week’s explosion and help return it to normal operations. The deployment of the […]

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Having proved itself to be a valuable tool to effectively manage and minimise the risks of any project, Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) is now mandatory for all UK defence contracts, whether it’s delivering the next aircraft carrier, armoured fighting vehicle, or fast jet. Such is its success, the private sector is now beginning to follow […]

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Improbable’s Defence business has secured a contract with the British Army to supply its synthetic environment platform as a pathfinder technology demonstrator project for the Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP), the technology company has announced. This pathfinder will help to inform the ambitious and transformative CTTP, whose Future Collective Training System will better prepare […]

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An innovative streamlined perimeter security system, capable of stopping a 7,200 kg vehicle travelling at 50 mph, is now available to protect Critical National Infrastructure sites from vehicle ramming attacks and forced entry attempts. The StronGuard Beam is the latest development in impact-tested perimeter security from ATG Access. The new system combines an impact-tested Bristorm Beam with a Barkers […]

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DPRTE Engage Online official event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has recently released its new strategy outlining the organisation’s long-term vision for the organisation. This new strategy – the DIO Strategy 2020 – 2030 –sets out the long-term vision for the organisation. Its aim is to see DIO working with agility and pace to […]

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DPRTE Engage partner, Lockheed Martin, has been contracted by the Armasuisse for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army. Indago provides aerial reconnaissance in environments unreachable by normal fixed-wing, unmanned aircraft systems. The first phase comprises manufacturing development […]

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DPRTE Engage official event partner, BAE Systems, has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation. This asset purchase provided BAE Systems with an opportunity to acquire a high-quality, technology-based business that augments the existing BAE Systems Electronic Systems portfolio through the addition of world-class GPS […]

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Writing for Defence Online,  Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at  SolarWinds examines the challenges facing IT security and the how innovative technological solutions can help. SolarWinds are exhibiting at DPRTE Engage Online 2020. It’s well-known that the defence sector must be prepared for threats from all angles, but sometimes the focus lands on physical security versus […]

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Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability (DPRTE) Engage 2020 has launched its pre-event planner ahead of the highly anticipated online event taking place on 3rd September. The DPRTE Engage pre-event planner provides attendees the opportunity to see when they can hear from some of the leading and most influential speakers from across the defence procurement […]

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DPRTE Engage official event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, (Dstl) has showcased a selection of the vital work it is doing on behalf the Home Office. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, visited Dstl’s Head Quarters to see and hear first-hand how Dstl scientists are researching, developing and delivering innovations to protect not only […]

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