Day: November 7, 2018

Autumn Budget 2018: Defence Procurement Highlights

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has allocated an extra ┬г1 billion to boost the UKтАЩs defences between now and the end of 2019. This money is in addition to the ┬г800 million increase announced in the summer. During the Budget speech, Mr Hammond said that this extra funding will

Gulf security top priority as Chiefs of Defence meet

Chiefs of Defence for the UK and Oman hosted their counterparts from UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, and Jordan as well as the Gulf Cooperation CouncilтАЩs Assistant Secretary General Military Affairs onboard HMS Dragon. UK Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Nick Carter and Omani Chief of Staff SAF Lieutenant General Ahmed bin Harith al [тАж]

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F-35 edges out Eurofighter Typhoon in Belgium competition

Belgium has announced that Lockheed MartinтАЩs F-35A Lightning II will replace its existing complement of F-16 fighter aircraft, having edged out AirbusтАЩ Eurofighter Typhoon. In light of the decision, Belgium has become the 13th nation to join the F-35 programme, and manufacturer Lockheed Martin will now look to build relationships with both the Belgian government [тАж]

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Five Steps MOD Organisations Can Take to Help Guard Against the Next Cyberattack

Paul Parker, Chief Technologist, Federal & National Government, SolarWinds provides his insight into the steps organisations should take to protect against the ever-evolving cyber threat.  The devastating impact of the WannaCry cyberattack on the NHS in May last year marked a turning point in the UK public sectorтАЩs approach to cyber security. A тАШlessons learned reviewтАЩ was published by NHS England, followed by the governmentтАЩs launch of the Cyber Essentials Standard, which identifies fundamental technical security controls [тАж]

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