Defence Blog Posts

Government Minister Guto Bebb has paid tribute to BCB International during a visit to the company’s Cardiff-based manufacturing facility in recognition of its success exporting life-saving defence equipment across the globe. Minister Bebb met with Andrew Howell, Managing Director of BCB International, to discuss the manufacturer’s efforts to branch out into foreign markets and develop […]

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As Operation Ruman – the UK Government’s humanitarian and disaster relief effort in the Caribbean – comes to an end, defence features writer Robert Atherton explores the many ways in which our Armed Forces have helped the British Virgin Islands back to their feet post-Hurricane Irma. A month-long clear-up operation has drawn to a close […]

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) celebrated the successful graduation of its third-year engineering apprentices during Tomorrow’s Engineers Week in November. Dstl’s third-year engineering apprentices have recently graduated with every single apprentice being retained by Dstl and going on to take up roles across the business. As the recently graduated apprentices begin jobs within the […]

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Approximately 500 personnel from the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force‎ are taking part in Exercise NIHILO SAPPER 2017. NIHILO SAPPER – a large construction engineering exercise took place in various locations throughout Cape Breton, Nova Scotia takes place between November 1 and 20. The exercise provides hands-on technical training to regular […]

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HMS Montrose recently welcomed pupils, mentored by the Royal Navy and Babcock, from University Technical College (UTC) Plymouth as they embark upon a brand new national engineering initiative. HMS Montrose is a Type 23 frigate currently moored alongside Devonport Naval Base. There, the students toured the ship in service of their task – to produce […]

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Lockheed Martin has delivered F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) to the Israeli, Italian, Japanese and Norwegian Air Forces – the first-ever deliveries to international F-35 operators. The simulators provide a key component of the pilot training capability at F-35 operating bases in the four countries, where they will facilitate pilot qualification training, continuation training and […]

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been agreed, linking Thales to the Defence Technology Institute (DTI) – the research and development arm of the Thai Ministry of Defence. The move will enable the two organisations to collaborate on matters relating to Integrated Air Defence Systems, Digital Communications, and Command and Control Systems. It is hoped […]

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Lockheed Martin has been contracted to carry out Phase II of the $158.5M German Navy P-3C Mission System Refresh Programme. The programme will upgrade mission system processing suites across eight German P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. It forms part a wider revamp which includes structural mid-life upgrades and improvements to the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) cockpit […]

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OnTime Networks has announced that it has received a contract from a leading international systems integrator in France to supply its rugged military grade CM-6900 1U height 19″ rack mountable Gigabit/10Gigabit Ethernet switch series for a military radar project. The series is specifically designed to provide reliable, high-performance connectivity for extremely demanding size, weight and power constraints […]

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Northrop Grumman has officially announced the launch of CyberCenturion – the UK’s national youth cyber defence competition for 12 to 18 year olds. More than 2,500 students from across the UK are set to participate, and together they have formed a record-breaking 575 teams including 116 all-female and 45 cadet groups. Remarkably, this represents a […]

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The MBDA Brimstone precision strike missile has successfully come through a series of live firing trials from a Eurofighter Typhoon, further enhancing the aircraft’s capabilities. The trials were conducted from BAE Systems’ Military Air & Information at Warton in Lancashire and form part of a programme of new enhancements, which will be rolled out across […]

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