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Milrem LCM, an Estonian supplier of combat vehicle life-cycle management, has agreed a contract with BAE Systems in support of Estonia’s fleet of CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). The agreement forms part of a wider contract between BAE Systems and the Estonian government to maintain the 44 CV9035 IFVs acquired from The Netherlands in 2014. […]

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The Czech Air Force has successfully completed the MS20 capability upgrade to its fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft, greatly increasing its combat and communication capabilities. The MS20 upgrade involves both hardware and software upgrades, bringing a number of improvements including the aircraft’s ability to engage ground targets by incorporating unguided and laser-guided bombs and the air-to-air […]

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16 May 2018 – Farnborough This event is an opportunity to meet the London-based Foreign Defence Attachés and understand the requirements they are seeking on behalf of their respective countries. The event will take place at the brand-new Hall 1 of the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre (FIECC). This event will include a short briefing […]

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Delta Resources has been awarded contract worth a potential $108 million to provide the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Systems Engineering Directorate (SEA 05) with warfare systems, control systems, and command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, and interoperability (C5I) systems design, engineering, and integration expertise. This cost-plus-incentive-fee task order has a 12-month base period […]

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WFEL Ltd has announced the appointment of Ian Anderton as Managing Director, succeeding Ian Wilson, who will shortly retire from the company. For many years, Mr Anderton held senior management roles within BAE Systems, including Managing Director of the Munitions Division and COO roles within BAE’s Maritime Division, responsible for both submarines and warships. Prior […]

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KBRwyle has been awarded a $32.3 million contract to assist the US Air Force in enhancing the operational capability and efficiency of air and space systems. Under the agreement, KBRwyle will support the Air Force’s Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) Program, providing a full spectrum of systems engineering services for the rapid prototype development […]

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BAE Systems has announced a £10 million investment programme to upgrade its Maritime Integration & Support Centre (MISC) in Portsmouth. The MISC is a specialist facility that accurately replicates real-life ship conditions using the same combat system technology found across the Royal Navy’s surface fleet – including systems used to track threats, co-ordinate weapons and […]

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HMS Forth, the first of the Royal Navy’s next-generation of Offshore Patrol ships has been formally commissioned into the Fleet. Held at her home base of Portsmouth, the commissioning ceremony for HMS Forth represents the second ship to join the Royal Navy in less than six months. After the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in […]

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DPRTE 2018 broke new ground with the introduction of a brand new Knowledge Transfer Zone, christened ‘Doing Business with the US Department of Defense’. As the name suggests, the new addition – which co-opted the Keynote Arena for the afternoon of the event – paid tribute to the UK’s innumerable contributions to defence and security in the United States and made available much-needed advice to British businesses looking to break into a lucrative foreign marketplace.  For the […]

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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, and his Emirati counterpart, Mohammed Ahmad Al Bowardi, reaffirming the historic and very successful defence relationship. In his first visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, the Defence Secretary reaffirmed the historic and very successful defence relationship between […]

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Endeavor Robotics has been awarded the Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the US Army’s Common Robotic System–Individual (CRS-I) program. The company are one of two finalists sharing $429 million awarded contracts to compete for the Common Robotic System-Individual (CRS-I) production program Final award of the production contract will occur after the EMD down-select for full […]

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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) 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) […]

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