Defence Blog Posts

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that the UK has officially gifted the historic Franklin Wrecks to the Canadian government and Inuit community. Ownership of the two shipwrecks, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, two of the most archaeologically important shipwrecks in the world, was formally transferred to the Canadian government with the signing of a Deed […]

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Saab has signed a deal worth SEK 47 million with the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command Headquarters (FDFLCHQ) for deliveries of training systems to the Finnish Army. Saab will provide the Finnish Army with expert training support for KASI, its mobile Combat Training Centre (CTC) and will the company set up, support and move the […]

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A new multi-million pound Microsoft package will ensure NHS systems have the most up-to-date software with the latest security settings. The agreement with Microsoft will ensure all health and care organisations are using the latest Windows 10 software with up-to-date security settings to help prevent cyber attacks. Since 2017 the government has invested £60 million to […]

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The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has announced that 26 schools across the country will create new cadet units under the Government’s Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP). Schools across the UK will benefit from the latest round of openings, including three in East Anglia, two in the East Midlands, four in Greater London, one in the North […]

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At Thales, the increasing importance of innovative communications in the defence and security sectors was clearly demonstrated by the recent opening of the company’s new UK headquarters by Prime Minister Theresa May. The opening of the new £23 million facility at Green Park in Reading in February was a demanding event management project in itself, […]

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Government inspectors have described apprenticeships provided by the Royal Navy to sailors and Royal Marines as ‘outstanding’. The team from Ofsted gave the Royal Navy the same high mark in every category in which they assessed the way the Senior Service trains, nurtures, encourages and supports would-be engineers, chefs, logisticians, warfare specialists and Royal Marines. […]

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20 JUNE 2018 – CHATHAM Army Headquarters, Capability Ground Manoeuvre (Manoeuvre Support) are hosting the biannual NATO Military Engineering Working Group (MILENG WG), which will be held at the Royal School of Military Engineering in Chatham over the period 18-22 June 2018. The working group will see in excess of 100 delegates from all NATO and partner nations […]

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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded Boeing a five-year $427 million sole-source contract to provide and manage consumable material for F/A-18 depot maintenance with the option for five additional years. This is an extension of the DLA/Boeing Captains of Industry program and the program’s first depot contract supporting the US Navy and Marine Corps, bringing the […]

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Airbus has announced a collaboration with Dassault Aviation to develop and manufacture Europe’s Future Combat Air System. The landmark announcement – agreed in Berlin by Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, and Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation – will produce a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) to compliment and eventually […]

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The first ever Veterans Strategy and has been launched to tackle veterans’ homelessness, loneliness, debt problems, and mental health issues. The ground-breaking strategy has been commissioned by the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, and will see a new Veterans Unit with input from across Whitehall created. Mr Williamson urged other departments and the devolved administrations to […]

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