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NATO has launched its biggest training exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union, with military forces from all 29 NATO allies, plus partners Finland and Sweden, participating. Exercise Trident Juncture takes place between 25th October and7th November and will see British infantry and armoured reconnaissance vehicles, Danish main battle tanks and Polish armoured fighting […]

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Alison Stevenson has been appointed as the first Director of Overseas Bases. Since May 2015 she has been the Director Head Office in the Ministry of Defence (MOD), responsible for the financial and corporate management of the Head Office, and is also the Gender Champion for the MOD. Commander of Joint Forces Command General Chris Deverell […]

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Technology and management services company, Serco, has been awarded one of five spots on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to deliver technical support services for IT tools and technologies that enable US Navy personnel readiness. The agreement has a three-year base period plus three one-year option periods, with a ceiling value of $213 million, if […]

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The Netherlands has become one of the first nations to announce their intention to sail alongside the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in her first deployment in 2021. A Dutch warship will participate in the Carrier Strike Group, which will be one of the cornerstones of NATO defence capability in the years ahead. Welcoming the King […]

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The Australian Army has been testing its latest range of capabilities during a land trial exercise in Townville. The Land Trial involved over 200 people from Army’s 3rd Brigade, 6th Brigade and 17th Brigade, Defence Science and Technology, Defence Industry Division and the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. The Army’s Head of Land Capability, Major […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson welcomed his counterpart, His Excellency Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, to London as he reaffirmed the UK and Qatar’s Defence relationship as production ramps up on Typhoon fighter jets that will be sold to the Gulf nation. The two men spoke about the future of the defence relationship, underpinned by […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) will soon be seeking participants for two hackathons due to be held in central London. The events are seeking to bring together the best from academia, industry and government in the defence and security arena. The first hackathon will focus on real-time incident response and take place on 26-27 […]

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The US Army’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) has selected Robotic Research for a three-year $9 million contract on Autonomous Unmanned Systems Teaming & Collaboration (AUSTC) for the Counter-WMD and other Missions in challenging subterranean and other environments. Under the terms of the contract, Robotic Research will conduct AUSTC technical demonstrations of autonomous unmanned […]

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The US Army is adding BAE Systems’ Bofors 155mm BONUS ammunition to its arsenal, through a contract with the NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency). Already qualified by the Army, the latest version of BONUS defeats heavily armoured targets and can be fired from any 155-millimeter artillery system, including M777 lightweight towed howitzers and the […]

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A new cutting-edge air defence missile system is on target for full-time use by both the Royal Navy and the British Army – with its innovation supported by experts from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), who have been at the heart of its development since conception. The 20-year project resulted in a multi-million […]

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Professor Ron Matthews and Michelle Charles of Cranfield University explore defence sector exporting, the challenges associated with it and the pivotal role training plays in readying the UK for success. The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox MP, recently pledged to transform the United Kingdom (UK) into a “21st century exporting superpower”. This assault on the world’s export markets, including huge infrastructural projects linked to […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced it will be running a dial in event to discuss the Behavioural Analytics competition. DASA will host a dial-in event on 29 October 2018, 10am to midday. The competition team will provide a short briefing on the Behavioural Analytics competition followed by an open forum Q&A session. […]

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The Defence Technology Institute (DTI), a Thai government organisation, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the UK security and defence company, Arturius International and local representative, GCS Group Corporation Company. Under the terms of the MOA, the Counter Threat Centre of Excellence will be founded, with Arturius to work closely with the DTI […]

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Defence and security specialist MASS has run a simulation-based training programme in support of the UK Joint Force Air Component Headquarters (JFAC HQ) Exercise GRIFFIN FALCON 18 (Ex GF18). For the uninitiated, Ex GF18 took place 6-12 September 2018. The aim was to train the standing UK JFAC HQ core and augmented workforce in Air […]

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WorldReach Software has signed a multi-year contract with the UK Home Office for the provision of a smartphone-based digital enrolment capability. The new digital service will allow identity verification to be done remotely using smartphone apps including ePassport chip reading and authentication, biometric facial matching and liveness detection. WorldReach’s Know Your Traveller (KYT) platform is […]

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Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel are the first overseas students to complete the Weapons Tactics Instructor Course; a grueling seven-week training initiative for the US Marine Corps. Chinook pilots and aircrew from RAF Odiham temporarily relocated to Marine Air Corps Station Yuma in southern Arizona to complete the course. While there, they trained alongside more […]

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A fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communications satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, has successfully launched on behalf of the US Air Force. From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocketed into Earth’s atmosphere carrying the communications satellite on board. Now in orbit, the satellite will undergo rigorous […]

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