The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the appointment of Anita Friend as its new Head. Anita Friend comes from the Home Office where she was responsible for increasing our resilience to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive attacks. Accepting the role she said: “I am really excited to be taking on this role. DASA’s […]

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The Defence Secretary has announced that the lowest-paid members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise of 6%.

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The European Investment Bank has joined the EDA ‘IdentiFunding’ online defence funding tool.

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The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $492 Million for high mobility artillery rocket system launchers. Lockheed Martin will produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware for the US Army, US Marine Corps, Romania and Poland under a $492 million contract, marking Poland’s first acquisition of HIMARS launchers. The contract calls for the production and delivery […]

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BAE Systems are taking part in one of four newly announced partnerships between industry and academia, developing ground-breaking technologies to help tackle global challenges. In support of the Government’s Industrial Strategy ambition to raise investment in research and development to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, the Prosperity Partnership projects help ensure that UK businesses such […]

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The National Cyber Security Centre has released a cyber defence report exploring how the UK is protecting its computer systems.

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Penny Mordaunt has announced new rules to address the problem of inappropriate conduct in the armed forces.

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AFMC is launching the ‘AFMC We Need’ initiative which allows air men and women to provide their input on command structures within the air force.

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Pilots at Buckley Air Force Base (AFB) will shortly be training on four newly delivered F-16C Block 30 simulators featuring MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG). The F-16C four-ship training simulators have been installed at the new mission training center at Buckley AFB, CO, where they will be used for proficiency and currency maintenance pilot […]

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Northrop Grumman has received a $17.6 million award from the US Army to upgrade Target Locator Modules (TLMs). Northrop Grumman will retrofit TLMs with high accuracy capability to modernise the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder 2H (LLDR 2H) man-portable targeting system. The LLDR 2H hybrid sensor solution fuses data from a digital magnetic compass and celestial […]

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Managing Director of Visiat Europe Evan Dixon has spoken about how defence spending could be affected by Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister.

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A cyber defence facility has been officially opened at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in the US.

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