Defence Blog Posts

Today (27 March) will see the defence industry come together at Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2018 at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena.  Held across a single day, DPRTE 2018 offers a unique opportunity to showcase goods and services, as well as the chance to engage directly with both the key personnel and organisations responsible […]

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In September 2016 the Defence Secretary launched the Defence Innovation Initiative, which acknowledged the need for a new approach to innovation in order to maintain the UK’s military advantage and recognised that the private sector drives the rapid pace of technological, social and cultural change.  Taking place at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena today, Defence Procurement, Research, Technology […]

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Cohort plc companies MASS and SEA have been selected to form part of a new Ministry of Defence maritime research and development programme being managed by defence technology company QinetiQ. QinetiQ has been awarded a contract by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to manage the Progeny Maritime Research Framework contract to enhance the […]

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The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted KBR to design, manufacture and distribute a Combat Water Supply System (CWSS), while also carrying out additional Maintenance, Repairs, and Operations (MRO) services. KBR is being brought in to overhaul a water purification, storage and distribution system, specially designed to deliver potable and palatable water to UK Armed […]

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DPRTE 2018 – the UK’s premier defence procurement – event kicks off tomorrow at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, granting attendees access to the DPRTE Product Showcase Exhibition (featuring over 125 suppliers), Live Keynote Arena, four Knowledge Transfer Zones and five Networking and Collaboration Zones. Ahead of the event, Defence Online Editor Matt Brown spoke with Alistair Riches, Commercial Director […]

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As the finishing touches are put to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena in anticipation of DPRTE’s 27th March kick-off, Defence Online speaks with the supplier management specialist HICX Solutions to find out more about their plans for the UK’s leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event. What do HICX Solutions see as being the big topics […]

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The third of five Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels has been christened HMS Trent following an official naming ceremony in Govan, Glasgow. Alongside sister ships – Forth, Medway, Tamar and Spey – HMS Trent will make a marked contribution to UK defence and security, performing vital counter-terrorism, anti-smuggling and maritime security operations to secure Britain’s […]

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A West Midlands-born pilot from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, met hundreds of students at a major science and engineering fair being staged in Birmingham. Squadron Leader Adam Collins, known as Red 10, spoke about his career flying fast-jets at the Big Bang event at The NEC earlier this month. Members […]

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