Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced that the Ministry of Defence is upgrading the British Army’s standard combat rifle to ensure troops are equipped with the best possible battle-winning kit. The SA80 A2 hand held assault weapon will be upgraded into the A3 model under the Mid Life Improvement (MLI) project, which will ensure the rifle […]

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Lockheed Martin is combining forces with Cobham as part of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) competition to replace the US Navy ALQ-99 tactical jamming system currently outfitted on E/A-18 Growler aircraft. The ALQ-99 is a tactical jamming system previously deployed on the EA-6B Prowler and now the EA-18G Growler. Crucially, its replacement – […]

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Expansion of the BAE Systems Typhoon Training Facility at RAF Lossiemouth has officially come to a close, the Royal Air Force has announced. Upgrades to the Typhoon flight simulation training system will now enable RAF Lossiemouth squadrons to train in a four aircraft formation or ‘4 ship’ – a staple of flight operations. Until recently […]

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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has published improved building performance standards which could save the UK taxpayer between 15 and 20 percent on Ministry of Defence (MOD) construction projects. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is responsible for the entire MOD estate. It delivers all of the necessary infrastructure – be it housing, training facilities or critical assets – to allow our […]

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Lockheed Martin delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard. This HC-130J will be operated by the 129th Rescue Wing (RQW) at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California. The 129th RQW currently operates a fleet of MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft, which will be replaced by […]

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Leonardo has been contracted by the RAF to supply its BriteCloud countermeasure to provide enhanced protection from advanced radar-guided missiles for its Tornado GR4 aircraft. The drinks-can-sized countermeasure, which protects fighter jets from modern radar-guided missiles, will be available for use by Tornado GR4 crews in the near future The RAF will be the first […]

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FRIDAY 11 MAY 2018, 10.00 – 14.30   Tidworth Garrison Theatre, St Andrews Road, Tidworth, Wiltshire SP9 7EP The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) Programme will be hosting a briefing event to provide details on plans for the procurement of four Regional FM contracts, four Regional Housing Maintenance contracts and a […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator will be holding a collaboration event in London on Thursday 3 May 2018 to demonstrate the successfully funded proposals and identify opportunities for collaboration with other organisations. Following the 2017 terror attacks which targeted crowded places, the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) launched […]

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Cambridge Pixel’s Video Security Display (VSD) system has been selected as part of a military mobile protection programme in the Middle East, integrating multiple sensors (radar and cameras) to provide comprehensive and effective monitoring for a border and maritime security application. The project involves the supply of forty systems through Cambridge Pixel’s Middle Eastern partner […]

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Systel has been selected to support the US Navy Naval Air Systems Command MQ-8C Fire Scout program with rugged, SWaP optimised high density computing servers. The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, and precision targeting support for ground, air, and sea forces. The UAV is integrated with […]

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Cobham’s VigilOX pilot breathing sensor system has recently flown three test flights on US Navy F-18 and T-45 aircraft. VigilOX, in an earlier form known as AMPSS, is the first pilot worn sensing system to comprehensively capture real-time physiological, breathing gas, and cockpit environmental data during flight, which will be used to help inform conditions […]

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In a Defence Online exclusive, Mivy James – Head of Consulting for National Security in Defence at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence – talks us through her plans for the Three Counties Defence & Security Expo 2018 (3CDSE), due to take place on 31 May at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Thank you for taking the […]

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Britain has opened its new United Kingdom Naval Support Facility at a ceremony at Mina Salman port in Bahrain. The facility will provide an enduring, self-sufficient operating base capable of meeting the needs of any British warship operating in the region including Britain’s new aircraft carriers future flagships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of […]

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The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has hosted the official launch of Project Servator, a brand new criminal deterrent, at the Tower of London. Also in attendance was the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Whitehall Project Servator team, who later joined officers from MPS and the British Transport Police (BTP) as they patrolled Parliament Square. Project […]

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Andrew Forzani, the MOD’s Chief Commercial Officer, told a packed DPRTE 2018 of his ambition to improve SME engagement within the defence supply chain as he looks to implement the Modernising Defence Programme.  Attending DPRTE at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena for the first time, Mr Forzani provided the first keynote address at the event’s Keynote Arena and took the opportunity to […]

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