Defence Blog Posts

Military ties between the UK and USA have been reinforced following a visit to Washington DC by Defence Minister Mark Lancaster. Increased co-operation between the nations was agreed in key meetings with the American Secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, and Secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer. Both nations are undergoing significant upgrades in defence […]

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Vitavox (a division of Secomak Ltd) has been providing naval and military communications systems, including military-grade loudspeakers, microphones and other sound reproducing equipment to Ministries of Defence for over 80 years.   MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin Editor Matt Brown spoke with John Moore, CEO at Vitavox, about the company’s relationship with the Ministry of Defence and how Vitavox’s communication systems are utilised by the UK’s […]

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Lockheed Martin is celebrating the successful test of a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) fired from a US Air Force B-1B bomber. A B-1B from the 337th Test Squadron Dyess Air Force Base in Texas launched the LRASM over the Sea Range at Point Mugu in California, watching as it made successful impact with […]

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Tapestry Solutions has announced it will implement an advanced Enterprise Resource Planning/Logistics Management Information System (ERP/LMIS) for the Qatar Armed Forces that will maximize readiness for troops on land, air and sea. Tapestry Solutions, a business unit of Boeing Global Services, has teamed with Qatar-based Mannai Corporation as well as Accenture and Oracle on the […]

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Endeavor Robotics has received a $9.2 million order to deliver additional battle-proven Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGVs) to the US Marine Corps. Sourced through Federal Resources, this latest DLA award follows a $15 million contract Endeavor received in 2017 to provide the Marines with SUGVs for a variety of missions. The latest SUGVs being delivered […]

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DPRTE 2018 was billed as the defence procurement event of the year and the huge numbers of attendees at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff were certainly not disappointed. With more than 1500 key decision makers from the defence procurement world in attendance, DPRTE 2018 provided a unique opportunity to showcase goods and services, as well […]

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Typhoon jets based at RAF Coningsby have taken to the skies to join one of Europe’s biggest ever military exercises with a view to strengthening NATO’s response to aggression. In total, six Typhoon jets – all part of the Lincolnshire-based 3 (Fighter) Squadron – have made the trip to Greece to test their metal alongside […]

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Combat Feeding Directorate (CFD) specialists from the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) are cooking up new ways to create and produce shelf-stable pizza for Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). Whether fresh or frozen, pizza is for many of us a modern day staple. Not so for the warfighter out in the field however. Here, […]

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Systems Made Simple, a Leidos company, has been awarded a contract to continue support of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) information technology (IT) infrastructure modernisation efforts. The single-award, firm-fixed price, time and materials agreement has a two-year base period of performance, two one-year options, and a potential value of approximately $472 million. The award is […]

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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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