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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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The new Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson joined Servicemen and women in the capital to support The Royal British Legion’s (TRBL) annual London Poppy Day. Around 980 personnel from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force were on hand to greet commuters at underground and mainline railway stations across London as part of […]

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Staff at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have been recognised in the second annual Women in Defence UK Awards. Three women from the Dstl were nominated at the awards – Professor Isobel Norville, a finalist for the Emerging Talent Award, and Professor Joann Prior, for Most Collaborative Award, with Jenni Henderson, claiming the Promotion […]

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A further 15 manufacturing contracts have been awarded to suppliers of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship by BAE Systems, sustaining 500 maritime jobs in the process. 44 companies are now working directly with BAE Systems to deliver the Type 26. These latest contract wins, worth upwards of £40M, include diesel and gearbox filtration and […]

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Lockheed Martin has secured a design phase contract valued at $43.2 million for Orca, the US Navy’s Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV). XLUUV Orca is a two phase competition, including the currently awarded design phase and a competitive production phase for up to nine vehicles to meet increasing demands for undersea operational awareness and […]

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Often referred to as ‘the last mile’, the final stage of supplying equipment to troops on the front line in challenging environments can be a lengthy and dangerous process. Here, Steve Fitz, Director of Technology at Plextek Ltd, examines some of the solutions to the challenge. Resupplying frontline soldiers with mission-critical equipment can be a […]

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Prime Minister Theresa May has named Gavin Williamson as the new Defence Secretary following Sir Michael Fallon’s resignation. Mr Williamson is the MP for South Staffordshire, having served the constituency since the 2010 election. Prime Minister Theresa May appointed him Chief Whip following her victory in the Conservative leadership election. He had previously served as […]

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Sir Michael Fallon has resigned his position as Defence Minister after admitting his behaviour had fallen short of the standards expected from the armed forces. Sir Michael had apologised earlier this week after it emerged he had been reprimanded by journalist, Julia Hartley-Brewer, for repeatedly placing his hand on her knee during a dinner in […]

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The first E-2D to come equipped with aerial refuelling capabilities has received a successful in-flight fuel transfer from a tanker aircraft as part of Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Hawkeye program. The pilots performed ten “dry plugs” and two “wet plugs” during the four hour test flight, with more than 1,700 pounds of fuel transferred to the […]

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L3 Technologies has received a production contract for multiple awards amounting to £97M as part of the U.S. Army’s Apache ‘Manned/Unmanned Teaming – eXpanded Capabilities’ (MUMT-X) helicopter programme. MUMT-X will enable communications and data teaming between manned and unmanned aircraft, providing the Apache AH-64E with “transformational warfighting capabilities”. Crucially, those capabilities will be lighter, more […]

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Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has launched a new Science and Technology Strategy to counter evolving threats and adapt to rapidly changing technology. The new Science and Technology Strategy will be led by the MOD’s Chief Scientific Adviser Hugh Durrant-Whyte, who joined this year following a career at the forefront of the robotics sector in Australia. The […]

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27 NOVEMBER 2017 – NORTHWOOD   Air Commodore Nick Hay, Head of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Branch within the Joint Forces Command, Capability Directorate, will host an Industry Day on 27 November 2017 at the UK’s Joint Forces Headquarters in Northwood. Overview In order to ensure a coherent approach […]

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The Royal Navy’s future flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base for the first time since arriving at her home port in August. The vessel is set to undertake her the next set of sea trials to test the £3 billion ship’s capability. Captain of Portsmouth Naval Base, Captain Bill Oliphant said: […]

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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its partner Embraer Defense & Security have secured a contract to supply the US Air Force’s A-29 Afghanistan Programme with a further six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. Production of these six new aircraft is to start immediately in Jacksonville, Florida and brings to 26 the total number of aircraft provided […]

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