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BAE Systems has made available its warship design and engineering capabilities, together with its combat systems expertise, to commercial shipbuilder Cammell Laird as part of a Teaming Agreement bid for the manufacture of the Type 31e – an adaptable general purpose frigate. The newly announced Teaming Agreement is a response to the Ministry of Defence’s […]

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has launched a new consultation that invites suppliers to help shape the future research activity as part of the Materials for Strategic Advantage (MSA) programme. The consultation will seek to provide a way for traditional and non-traditional suppliers and users of advanced materials to feedback to the programme. Established […]

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A NATO-led multinational operational exercise has taken place off the coast of Scotland, during which a Raytheon built Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercepted a ballistic missile target at sea. Dubbed ‘Formidable Shield 17’, this was an integrated air and missile defence exercise aimed at replicating real-life threat scenarios. With support from the US Missile Defence Agency […]

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BMT has secured funding through the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), to build a prototype Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) which will allow a team of responders to remotely assess a scene for potentially hazardous materials and predict the likely impact. The system will be able to autonomously collect up-to-date information of the terrain, structures, weather […]

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For the first time a fully-fledged defence research project – initiated by the Croatian Ministry of Defence and supported by the European Defence Agency (EDA) – has been awarded EU co-funding under the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). The funding marks a first as, to date, only ‘dual-use’ projects with both civilian and military […]

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The First Secretary of State, Damian Green marked the first anniversary of the creation of the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) by speaking at the landmark opening in Manchester of the new global headquarters of the NCC Group. The NCSS was launched a year ago in response to the growing cyber security challenges and threats […]

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Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced at the House of Commons Defence Select Committee that the UK’s cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet has been cleared for take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth. Ms Baldwin told the Select Committee that he F-35 Integrated Test Force, which includes five British pilots, has now successfully completed ski ramp trials on […]

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The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, along with the Minister for the Armed Forces and Minster for Defence Procurement, met US Secretary of the Navy for the first time. During the meeting a number of defence and security issues were reviewed including close Carrier cooperation, deepening capability collaboration on F-35s and P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, […]

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Rockwell Collins is continuing to further its focus on cyber security for critical infrastructure, having partnered with a mass transit provider to markedly reduce the risk of cyber attack in the rail industry. The solution, masterminded by Rockwell Collins, suggests that a network of on-site or hosted cyber security centres be built. Their implementation would […]

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The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published a Green Paper entitled: “National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review: the Government’s review of the national security implications of foreign ownership or control and the mergers regime”. This delivers on the Government’s commitment, made in September 2016, to reform the approach to the […]

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