The MOD, via the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl’s) Defence and Security Analysis Division is seeking to appoint a contractor to lead, manage and deliver human social and behavioural sciences research for up to seven years. The framework, known as the Human and Social Sciences Research Capability (HSSRC) will deliver agile and robust human social […]

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This Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) competition seeks to develop and demonstrate the use of autonomous systems to deliver mission-critical supplies, focusing on the challenging ‘last mile’ resupply in the land environment. The ‘last mile resupply’ involves the delivery of combat supplies from the forward-most location (such as a physical base or a logistics/infantry vehicle) to personnel […]

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One of the UK’s top national security events, SCTX, returns to London in May with a programme created to help those tasked with keeping nations, people, assets and businesses safe. Here, defence writer Mark Lane previews this major annual event. Terrorism has become part of everyday life. Over the past 12 months, Europe has experienced […]

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  This Accelerator themed competition is looking for novel proposals that use autonomous systems to deliver mission critical supplies to users in the military front-line. For for this competition we’re focussing on the challenging ‘last mile’ of resupply. The aim of an autonomous last mile resupply system is to: reduce the demand on existing platforms and infrastructure […]

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The government is to renew its push on Cyber Essentials accreditation for businesses in advance of the Cyber Security Skills Strategy to be published in 2017. Speaking at the Institute for Directors cyber security conference, minister for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock said the government will be encouraging all businesses to take up the Cyber […]

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Following on from achieving a record breaking manufacturing year in 2016, the UK aerospace industry is set to smash targets again. A solid start to 2017 has seen some 100 aircraft deliveries in February, while stronger order numbers suggest the potential for sustained growth within the industry. This year has the third highest recorded number […]

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Lincad, a designer and manufacturer of bespoke batteries, reached a milestone last year and now has the structure and growth plans on the back of an expanding order book to see it into a bright future, as defence writer Mark Lane reports. It was a proud moment for Surrey-based Lincad when the company was chosen […]

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DPRTE 2017 is the UK’s leading defence procurement and supply chain event, designed to allow delegates to fully immerse themselves in a day of learning,

An opportunity to book a meeting with Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) in Harwell to discuss your research idea. Book an Accelerator meeting at Harwell on 4 April 2017. These 30-minute face-to-face meetings give you the opportunity to discuss your innovative research idea with Accelerator staff in private. The Accelerator funds innovative proof-of-concept research that could […]

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Can you give our readers a little background into yourself and your current role? I have a long history in procurement, having been a supply chain director for Network Rail, Amerada Hess, NatWest, the Scottish Office and British Coal amongst others. From 2007-2014, I was Commercial Director at the MOD, and was responsible for a […]

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  We preview how defence buyers can develop their skills in the Buyer Excellence in Procurement Knowledge Transfer Zone. DPRTE’s Buyer Excellence in Procurement Knowledge Transfer Zone features a range of buyer-focused sessions designed to enhance skills within areas specific to Ministry of Defence buyers, including several presentations from PASS Training, part of BiP Group. […]

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Event organiser BiP has some great tools to help your business win in the defence market – come and see us at DPRTE’s Defence Procurement Centre. DPRTE’s official event organiser is the BiP Group, a company which specialises in helping the public and private sectors work more effectively together. At the Defence Procurement Centre we […]

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Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) is the UK’s premier defence procurement event, which will take place on Tuesday 28 March at the Motorpoint Arena

Last week we were delighted to launch DCI V6 just in time for Valentine’s Day. Since then we’ve received a lot of positive feedback from