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His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge has visited RAF Coningsby in his role as the Honorary Air Commandant to the Station. During the event the Duke visited 29 Squadron and spoke with personnel who fly and maintain the world-class Typhoon aircraft, including trainee pilots learning to fly the aircraft. The Duke then opened the […]

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MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin has announced a new joint venture to pursue the next generation Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, TLVS, for the German Bundeswehr. The joint venture is expected to become the prime contractor for the new system, which is currently being negotiated with Germany’s procurement office for the Bundeswehr, BAAINBw. TLVS […]

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Two Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets recently in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The PAC-3 CRI intercepts support the US Army’s Field Surveillance Program (FSP) ensuring the reliability and readiness of fielded PAC-3 missiles. The test also marked the tenth and […]

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Leonardo has entered into partnership with Nozomi Networks to capitalise on the cyber security specialist’s deep network visibility, non-intrusive monitoring and continuous threat detection capabilities. On a daily basis, our infrastructure is subject to an increasingly complex barrage of cyber attacks. A greater level of detection is therefore needed to shore up online protection and […]

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BMT has been awarded a contract by the National Crime Agency to support its specialist cyber-crime team in the design, build and implementation of an enhanced cyber data platform. The platform will provide easier and more effective analysis of data by the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU). Paul Edmunds from the NCA’s National Cyber Crime […]

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CarillionAmey recently teamed up with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Anglian Building Products to complete work on a housing project in Worthy Down. The project worth around £1.42 million was completed within 36 week and saw more than sixty homes on Blackwell Road have had External Wall Insulation (EWI) installed to reduce damp issues […]

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The UK’s Cyber Defence is set to receive a boost following the opening of a new Defence Cyber School at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham. The School is part of a joint investment by the MOD and the National Cyber Security Programme and will seek to deliver specialist skills and wider education in line with National Cyber […]

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As we countdown to DPRTE 2018 – the UK’s leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event – Defence Online’s Matt Brown caught up with Phil Blunden, Cyber Industry Engagement Lead at the Ministry of Defence to discuss the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership’s hopes for the event taking place at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 27 […]

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life. The cyber threat is now ever-present and it is evolving at breakneck pace. This is the age of the Internet of Things after all, with more devices online than there are people in the world. That trend looks set to continue, but our reliance on connectivity brings with it […]

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Its two weeks and counting till DPRTE 2018 officially kicks-off, and the impressive roster of distinguished guest speakers continues to grow. Now, Williams Advanced Engineering – arm of the Formula One giant – has joined the ranks. Here, Defence Online speaks to Williams Advanced Engineering about its evolving relationship with the defence community and the organisations aspirations […]

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Staff at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have been leading the way in an initiative to inspire girls to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The Salisbury Soroptomist STEM challenge put to girls in years 8 and 9 in Salisbury schools was to research, design and develop a sustainable […]

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BAE Systems has selected awarded Lockheed Martin for a contract to equip the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 Global Combat Ship with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS). The MK 41 VLS is the only system capable of launching anti-air, anti-submarine, surface-to-surface and strike-length missiles and once integrated with the Type 26, will offer […]

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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has paid tribute to Great Britain’s servicewomen in recognition of their many contributions to defence and security across the globe. During a recent visit to RAF Brize Norton, Mr Williamson met the women at the frontline of Royal Air Force transport operations. Among them engineers, logisticians and a Voyager air to […]

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