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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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Under the Land 155 Enhanced Gap Crossing Capability project, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken delivery of the first scheduled tranche of WFEL’s rapidly-deployable military bridges, including Dry Support Bridges and Medium Girder Bridges. The Dry Support Bridges (DSBs), capable of carrying over 120 tonnes, have been delivered following extensive trials at the UK’s […]

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Saab has signed a contract with ASC to supply enhanced Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring Systems (ISCMMS) to four of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins class submarines. Valued at AU$24.2 million, the ISCMMS contract will improve manoeuvring capabilities while integrating management of the submarines propulsion and power generation systems. The improvement programme will also […]

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Medics from the Army Medical Services (AMS) have been undergoing training to give life saving care in a battlefield environment. The AMS are required to deploy at short notice anywhere in the world to provide medical support and are made up of four Corps (The Royal Army Medical Corps, The Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Royal […]

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Raytheon has conducted the live fire test of the newest suite of upgrades for the Patriot Air and Missile Defence System with representatives from eight nations in attendance. The successful test, carried out by the US military, used Post Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8) to fire two Patriot interceptor missiles at two tactical ballistic missile targets. […]

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The Government has unveiled a £40,000 bursary for ex-service personnel to retrain as a teacher as part of efforts to harness their expertise and leadership within the classroom. From September, courses at universities nationwide will offer the incentive to veterans who have left full-time employment in the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy […]

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BAE Systems Australia is to carry out a comprehensive upgrade of the country’s long-range high frequency radar network following endorsement from the Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Marise Payne. Australia’s coastal approaches are protected by the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) via three remote radars in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Crucially, these […]

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Six Slovakian Air Force firefighters have undergone training in the UK to learn vital skills needed to tackle major aircraft fires. The week-long course was held at the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Manston, Kent saw the Slovakian personnel learn incident command techniques and aircraft firefighting tactics. A mixture of British military fire safety […]

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