Defence Blog Posts

Defence features writer Robert Atherton speaks with Julie McCarthy, Director of Volunteer Operations at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity to find out more about the ex-forces experience and the difficulties encountered when transitioning from soldier to civilian.  For the uninitiated, SSAFA is the UK’s oldest tri-service charity. For over 130 years, the organisation has supported service personnel, veterans […]

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While soldiers took to the streets in Canada to take part in the Contested Urban Environment (CUE) exercise last month, top analysts from Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) worked in the background to model how future wars might be fought and won. The exercise in Montreal involved scientists and technical experts, soldiers and industry […]

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The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth $9.2 billion for the development of a new advanced pilot training system that will help train fighter and bomber pilots for generations to come. Boeing is the prime contractor for the Advanced Pilot Training Program and partner with Saab in the development of the T-X […]

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A demonstration led by the Royal Air Force has proven the Hawk advanced jet trainer’s ability to operate in soaring temperatures. A pair of Hawk T2 aircraft from the RAF’s IV Squadron undertook a series of planned exercises in temperatures reaching 44 °C to showcase Hawk’s capabilities in testing conditions. The demonstration included low level […]

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The finalists of the third annual Women in Defence UK Awards have officially been announced. Women in Defence UK highlights the significant contributions of women to defence and security nationwide. In doing so, the organisation hopes to inspire and empower women, share knowledge and experience, build networks and encourage new talent into the defence community. […]

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Defence Minister, Stuart Andrew, has announced that new contracts expected to be worth over £1 billion have been signed with British firms to support Royal Navy ships for the next decade. The contracts, which will secure over 700 jobs at shipyards across the country, will support the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and the Royal […]

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Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth’s II (Army Cooperation) Squadron have arrived at Thumrait Airbase in Oman ahead of exercise SAIF SAREEA (Swift Sword) 3, as part of 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW). This is the first air complement to arrive in Thumrait and they will soon be followed by E-3D Sentry aircraft from RAF Waddington’s 8 […]

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Perspecta Labs was awarded a prime contract worth $4.7 million from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the Cyber-Hunting at Scale (CHASE) program. The purpose of the CHASE program is to develop dynamic, real-time tools that can successfully defend large-scale, distributed networks from broad-spectrum cyber threats. The program aims to leverage […]

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BAE Systems has been invited by the US Department of Defense to compete for future research and development task orders awarded under a nine-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The contract provides fast, flexible, low-cost solutions across technical disciplines to meet the current and future technology needs of the US military. BAE Systems is one of […]

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The first F-35 Lightning fighter jets have landed on the deck of the United Kingdom’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, making history and marking the beginning of more than half-a-century of ‘Carrier Strike’ operations. Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray and RAF Squadron Leader Andy Edgell were the first pilots to land their stealth F-35 […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the UK will continue to have a military presence in Germany beyond 2020. Around 185 British Army personnel and 60 Ministry of Defence civilians will remain in Germany, once the withdrawal of British Army units to the UK has been completed. Army personnel will be permanently based […]

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Exercise Combined Joint Atlantic Serpent 2018 (Ex CJAS 18), the annual collective training event for deployed hospital care within the Joint Medical Group, reaches its conclusion today. The exercise began on 22 September and delivered a multinational field hospital supported by up to 400 medical personnel. Since 2014, UK and US medical personnel have been […]

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