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General Dynamics Information Technology has won a contract from the US Army Medical Command for professional training and operations services in support of the US Army Reserve regional training sites-medical programme. The single-award contract has a potential value of approximately $58.9 million for a one-year base period with four option years. General Dynamics Information Technology, […]

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Defence and security specialist Saab plans to demonstrate its anti-submarine warfare training system – the AUV62-AT – to the US Navy, it has been announced. During the demonstration, the US Navy will evaluate the AUV62-AT – an artificial acoustic system designed to mimic a submarine – to see how it stacks up against the Navy’s […]

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Apprentices from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have brought a seven-year-old boy’s dream submarine design to life. Jacob Bland, from Suffolk, drew his water-propelled design and wrote to Dstl asking if they would like to make it and use it for “sneaking and spying”. With the drawing, Dstl’s scientific apprentices worked up the […]

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Lockheed Martin has announced the appointment of independent naval architect and marine engineer Gibbs & Cox in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC). Previously, Lockheed Martin’s MMSC was chosen to fulfil the Royal Saudi Naval Forces multi-mission surface combatant requirement. In May of last year both the United States Navy […]

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Guto Bebb has been appointed as Minister for Defence Procurement following Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle. He leaves his post Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to replace Harriet Baldwin who takes up the post of Minister for Africa for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development. Commenting on his appointment, Mr Bedd said: […]

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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has launched its commercial strategy outlining its vision for future methods of working with suppliers in the soft and hard facilities management, construction and property advisory sectors. DIO, working on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, currently spends around £3 billion per year buying infrastructure services to allow defence personnel to […]

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Charles Forte has been appointed new Ministry of Defence Chief Information Officer and will be responsible for the development of MOD strategy and policy on all MOD Information and Communications Technology, including cybersecurity. Following an open competition to both internal military and civilian candidates and to candidates from outside the MOD, the Permanent Secretary Stephen Lovegrove […]

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Saab has received an order worth SEK 107 million from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, BAAINBw, for upgrade of the German Army’s vehicle simulators. Saab will provide new software and hardware to German Army vehicles and tanks operating the laser simulator BT 46, such as Leopard, Fennek, Marder and […]

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MASS has extended its service support contract to the NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS) based at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in Somerset. MASS, a Cohort plc company, has provided support to JEWCS since 2014 and the latest extension is to the end of 2018, with options for a further two years. […]

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