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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has appointed Gary Aitkenhead as its new Chief Executive. Mr Aitkenhead will formally take up post on 1 January 2018 as he replaces outgoing David Marsh, who has been Acting Chief Executive since the previous Chief Executive Jonathan Lyle left the organisation in September. He brings with him a […]

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The government of Romania agreed a deal to buy Raytheon’s missile defence system, Patriot, from the US Army. The agreement paves the way for Romania’s Patriot force to rapidly reach Initial Operational Capability, and sets the stage for the US government to begin contract negotiations with Raytheon. Patriot is a purely defensive system that forms […]

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Typhoon Fighter jets from the Royal Air Force will take to Qatari skies as part of a joint training exercise with the Emir of Qatar’s Air Force. Operating from the Headquarters of Qatar’s Fighter Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, the exercise will allow Royal Air Force personnel to pass on their experiences flying and maintaining […]

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Lockheed Martin has contracted Rockwell Collins to deliver display systems in service of two international F-16 training programmes. Rockwell Collins has been tasked with customising the configuration of its Griffin rear-projection dome and SpectraView display systems to meet the specific needs of Lockheed Martin’s international client-base. “With only slight modifications to existing products, international customers […]

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Ball Aerospace has been chosen by the US Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to deliver the next-generation operational environmental satellite system, Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M), for the Department of Defense. The contract will encompass system design and risk reduction of a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite with a passive microwave imaging […]

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Engility has won a contract a contract worth $30m to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Facility in its mission to modernise its systems engineering and aircraft launch and recovery equipment capabilities. The company will assist the US Navy in advancing existing products including launch, recovery, and visual landing aids and with the […]

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Meopta, the Czech optical specialist, will lend its line-of-sight expertise to BAE Systems in support of the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). Meopta’s appointment forms part of a newly penned Memorandum of Understanding signed at NATO Days 2017 in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. Up for discussion was the potential for local production of key components […]

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Defence features writer Robert Atherton revisits the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s Falklands initiative and speaks exclusively to VolkerStevin about the complexities of the much-needed Mare Harbour upgrade. Defence Online has written previously about the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) hugely ambitious £180 million modernisation of the Falkland Islands – specifically the £22 million transformation of Mare Harbour […]

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Centigon France has secured a contract with SCANIA for the protection of truck cabins to equip the Danish Armed Forces. The agreement with Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation is for a large fleet of military tactical (approximately 600) and civilian (approximately 250) trucks to be used for both national and international military operations and […]

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Dragonworks – a brand new centre of excellence designed to put advanced laser technology through its paces – has launched in Farnborough, QinetiQ has confirmed. Dragonworks will serve as a test bed for cutting-edge technologies associated with high-energy military and commercial grade lasers. The state-of-the-art facility houses a clean-room which will allow work with sensitive […]

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The Royal Navy Submarine Mechanical Specialists team has won a prestigious award in recognition of its innovative application of freeze seal isolation to repair a submarine’s nuclear reactor. To meet the engineering constraints associated with submarine repair – issues of space and geometry, for example – Royal Navy specialists made canny use of liquid nitrogen […]

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