Defence Blog Posts

Commodore Stephen Moorhouse has assumed command of the UK’s second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, currently under construction in Rosyth, Scotland. Moorhouse will take up the local rank of captain during his command, just as his counterpart Commodore Jerry Kyd did on board the first of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen […]

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Having recently won the coveted US Navy MQ-25 Stingray contract, Boeing has now hired Rolls-Royce to provide the engines that will one day power the unmanned, carrier-based aerial refueler through the skies. Previously, the US Navy announced that its much anticipated $805 million MQ-25A engineering and manufacturing contract would be carried out by Boeing. The […]

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Data is a critical asset for military organisations, but this data is only valuable if used effectively. With this in mind, Emma Cygan, Design and Development Engineer at steering system supplier Pailton Engineering, addresses the need for data-driven design in military vehicle engineering.  The military vehicle sector is rapidly adapting to changing security threats and new technologies. In fact, much of the UK Ministry […]

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The first two keynote speakers have been announced for Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2019 , which will take place at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 28 March next year. Stuart Andrew MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence), will be joined by Ant Middleton, best known for his role as Chief Instructor on hit […]

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Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has visited the Stockport-based military bridge manufacturer WFEL in time to see the finishing touches put to a multi-million pound Australian Army contract. For WFEL, completion of the £53 million Australian Army contract is indicative of an international trend; the business has generated a staggering £600 million in defence export orders […]

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Perspecta has been awarded a contract extension worth $787 million from the US Department of the Navy for the continuation of IT services. Perspecta currently provides to the Navy under the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract, with this new award seeing the company continue providing services for an additional year, through September 2019. Under […]

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Saab’s command and control system, SAFE, has been procured by Nottinghamshire Police, the fifth UK police force to do so, through the East Midlands Strategic Commercial Unit. SAFE is Saab’s unified control room solution for any environment that needs centralised command, control and communication. When the SAFE system goes live in Nottinghamshire in early 2020, […]

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HMS Queen Elizabeth is making waves in Mayport, Florida as the iconic aircraft carrier celebrates her long awaited debut off American shores. Weighing a colossal 65,000 tonnes, HMS Queen Elizabeth began her first ever transatlantic voyage last month. She will now carry out on-deck trails with F-35B Lightning II test fighters from the Integrated Test […]

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The US Army’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) has awarded Robotic Research a five-year $50 million contract for Autonomous Unmanned Systems Teaming & Collaboration (AUSTC) for the Counter-WMD Mission in challenging subterranean and other environments. The AUSTC effort builds on prior and ongoing Robotic Research, LLC Small Business Innovative Research contracts (also with […]

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State-of-the-art thermal imaging technology is being offered to the British Army as part of Team Challenger 2’s bid to upgrade the Army’s Main Battle Tank. The technology, developed by Leonardo in the UK, forms part of the BAE Systems led bid to upgrade the tank and would for the first time bring independent night vision […]

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Viasat has been awarded an eight-year contract by the United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide US Government Senior Leader and VIP aircraft with in-flight broadband and connectivity services. The base year award value is $55.6 million, with the period of performance for the base year award is Sept. 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019. […]

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Rheinmetall has been chosen to supply the Australian Defence Force with more than a thousand additional military trucks and modules in a deal worth €430 million. The latest purchase forms part of Australia’s Land 121 Phase 5B project. Rheinmetall is currently supplying Australia with 2,500 medium- and heavyweight military trucks worth a total of €1.2 […]

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