Month: October 2019

The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a departmental overview for the Ministry of Defence focusing on the Department’s responsibilities and how it spends its money, key developments in its areas of work and findings from its recent reports. This includes a look at the affordability of the Department’s Equipment Plan, which sets out the […]

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The Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol vessel has been named the HMS Spey in a ceremony on the Clyde. 

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The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has named Serco as one of eight awardees for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) multiple award contract. Serco will continue to support the US Navy with the modernisation of shore-based Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. The contract vehicle has a ceiling value […]

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Raytheon is developing Capability Drop 4 of the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool, or EWPMT, under a multi-million dollar contract from the US Army over the next 24 months. EWPMT is a first-of-its-kind tool that plans, manages and controls sensors and systems in the electromagnetic spectrum, providing critical information about what is happening in […]

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The House of Commons Research Library has released a report examining the UK’s defence relationship with the European Union post Brexit. Since the result of the Brexit referendum in 2016, there has been a renewed ambition within the European Union to move towards a model of closer defence cooperation. Britain’s reluctance to countenance such steps […]

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Virgin and the RAF have chosen an RAF pilot for the Virgin Orbit small satellite launch programme.

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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $281 million contract by the United States Army to develop the Sentinel A4 radar system.    Sentinel A4 is a high-performance modification of the Sentinel A3 (AN/MPQ-64A3) air and missile defense radar that will provide updates to improve the existing Sentinel capability against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial systems, rotary wing and […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced funding for Phase 2 of its Regenerative Medicine themed competition. The Universities of Bristol and Nottingham will share over 500k from DASA to lead a consortium of experts on research projects into bioengineered blood and soft tissue regeneration, respectively. The research could not only save lives, but […]

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is seeking potential new suppliers to help influence future wargame development. A free “Show and Tell” event is planned on 7 November with our partners at The Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. Wargames can be used to explore tactical, operational and strategic issues across the business, security, emergency […]

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BAE Systems is working to transition short-gate gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology developed by the US Air Force to its open foundry service. BAE Systems has successfully completed a Phase 1 effort to transition short-gate gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology developed by the US Air Force to the Company’s Advanced Microwave Products (AMP) Center. BAE Systems were selected […]

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Writing for Defence Online, Leon Marsh, CEO at Bodytrak, takes a look at the vital role physiological monitoring technology can play in preventing illness and detecting injury. Defence personnel across all forces face challenges related to physiological strain. Advances in precision, wearable, physiological monitoring technology now means that it’s easier to significantly reduce the severity […]

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