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Leonardo has signed a Letter of Intent with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ), formalising their partnership on the AW249 – the only combat helicopter currently in development for the Polish Army. In doing so, the two contractors have agreed to collaborate on the design, manufacturing, final assembly, marketing and aftersales support of the AW249 helicopter […]

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Britain’s first ever vertical launch spaceport is to be sited at Sutherland in Scotland, the UK Space Agency has announced. Business Secretary Greg Clark will also make available a brand new fund worth £2 million to boost horizontal spaceport development across the country. The move is a clear endorsement of commercial spaceflight, said to be […]

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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 13, the future USS Wichita, has completed Acceptance Trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 13 is the seventh Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team, and is slated for delivery to the US Navy later this summer. The trials included a full-power run, manoeuvrability testing and […]

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General Sir Chris Deverell, Commander Joint Forces Command, is to give the public a unique opportunity to join him in a discussion on Twitter about innovation. From 5pm to 6pm, on 26 July 2018, Gen Chris will take questions on the subject of innovation in UK defence and the valuable work that Joint Forces Command […]

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Vince Warrington, founder of cyber security solutions specialist Protective Intelligence, explains the measures the defence supply chain must take to combat the growing global threat from state-backed malicious cyber actors.  You are unlikely to have ever heard of the Sea Dragon project, an initiative that came out of a Pentagon programme to adapt existing US military technologies to new applications, and is believed to involve the development of a submarine-launched supersonic […]

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Representatives from HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian mine clearance charity, and Cobham have met with Penny Mordaunt, UK Secretary of State for International Development, in Salisbury to discuss the organisation’s Land Mine Free 2025 initiative. During the meeting, HALO Trust explained the concept of automated mine clearance and outlined how operations could be digitally […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced the publication of the new Combat Air Strategy at the Farnborough International Airshow – setting out Britain’s ambition to remain a world-leader in the combat air sector and to protect key skills across the UK industrial base. As part of the strategy, the Defence Secretary unveiled plans for a new […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is to open a new hub at Imperial’s White City Campus as part of efforts to boost research and innovation collaboration. The move will see DASA take up residency in Central Working White City – located on the 4th floor of the I-HUB – a facility which co-locates businesses, […]

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The US Army has received the software that will enable the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter to enter the critical Limited User Testing (LUT) phase, Northrop Grumman has announced. As part of a contract originally awarded in 2014, Northrop Grumman has partnered with the US Army Prototype Integration Facility – together with prime contractor Redstone Defense […]

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With the much-anticipated Combat Air Strategy due to be published this summer, the Farnborough International Airshow, taking place from 16 to 22 July, is likely to be a focus of attention for both the MOD and industry. With one of its key objectives being to preserve the UK’s ability to design and develop fighter jets and maintain Britain’s industrial expertise, the Strategy is likely to provide […]

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Industry trade body ADS has welcomed an independent review exploring the role of the defence sector in securing UK prosperity. The review, commissioned by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and led by former Defence Procurement Minister Philip Dunne, found that defence was vital not only to national security but also our nation’s economy. “Defence has made […]

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A collaboration between QinetiQ, Atkins – part of the SNC-Lavalin Group – and BMT has seen the formation of the Aurora Engineering Partnership, established in response to the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) transformation strategy. Aurora is currently in negotiations with DE&S to become the department’s Engineering Delivery Partner later on in the year, and […]

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