After announcing a boost in military expenditure at the start of 2014, Poland has announced details of equipment and vehicle expenditure for the coming years, including fighter jets, light tanks and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).
Innovative aerospace projects designed to keep the UK at the leading edge of the global aerospace market will receive almost £60m in a new funding boost, it has been announced.
A new report has found that Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey are set to become the most attractive defence markets in the coming years, with defence and related spending increasing from US$40.6 billion to US$61.1 billion by 2019 in these economies.
Two new reports released by the National Audit Office have outlined the affordability of the MOD’s ten-year Equipment Plan, concluding that work to lay the foundations for future stability in the spending plans has had a positive effect on the Department’s ability to maintain an affordable Equipment Plan.
On 15 January 2014, the European Parliament adopted three new Procurement Directives for public contracts, utilities and concessions which aim to reform the public procurement regime.
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The UK and French Governments have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation following a recent summit.
The Ministry of Defence has recently deployed a change to the way in which suppliers bid for defence contracts, which should streamline the process and allow for greater efficiency and reduced bidding costs.
The Ministry of Defence has awarded two contracts worth £760m which will secure 1000 jobs in the UK.
The UK and Russia could be set to sign an historic arms agreement in the first half of 2014, enabling British and Russian defence industries to work together on ‘unclassified’ issues.
The MOD has said that the UK’s defence forces are ‘formidable’ and that cuts to budgets have not affected military standards or capabilities.
The MOD has announced that engineering group AMEC Plc has secured a position on a framework agreement to provide a range of technical services.
The MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is funding research into the growing culture of computer hackers as well as crowd behaviour and how social media can impact upon behaviours in crises.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has appointed five companies for the design and build of up to £400m worth of defence construction projects across the UK defence estate.
Plans have been presented for the restructuring of EADS into the Airbus Defence and Space Division (Airbus DS).
Plans by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond to transform the Government’s defence procurement arm into a Government Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCO) concern have been scrapped after two of the three bidders withdrew from the procurement process.
According to a report published by Lord Levene into the structure and management of the Ministry of Defence, significant progress has been made to transform MOD into a more professional and responsible organisation.
A programme which aims to raise the capability of UK aerospace suppliers and create at least 5000 new jobs is seeking 40 UK companies to share in a £110m training and development fund.
The new EU Public Procurement Directive is a landmark piece of legislation that will shape the public procurement landscape for years to come.
Summary: As the Scottish Government unveil an historic White Paper setting out their plans for an independent Scotland following a ‘yes’ vote in next year’s
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