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CAE, the Canada-headquartered global leader in training for the civil aviation, defence and security markets has announced it has been awarded defence contracts on a range of platforms valued at more than C$175 million to provide simulation products, training services and in-service support for global military customers. The contracts, awarded during CAE’s fiscal year 2018 […]

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Skanska, the construction and development partner responsible for the redevelopment of the Princess Royal Barracks in Deepcut, Surrey, has announced which housebuilder will take ownership of the first phase of residential works at its Mindenhurst site. CALA Homes is the successful bidder for the first tranche of land and is poised to deliver 215 new […]

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Advances in the technology used in unmanned aerial vehicles have been adopted for military purposes and are, in turn, now bringing benefits to the commercial world, as defence features writer Mark Lane learns talking to Peter Doig of Plextek. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are becoming increasingly used in the military and civilian worlds […]

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UK Destroyer, HMS Duncan, has visited the Ukrainian port of Odessa this week in the first visit by a Royal Navy ship in eight years. The Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer is leading NATO’s Standing Maritime Naval Group 2, providing reassurance and deterrence in the Black Sea, as well as commanding NATO’s counter migration activity […]

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Global technology business Rockwell Collins is celebrating 40 years since the business received the world’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signal. Rockwell Collins engineer David Van Dusseldorp received a signal from the world’s first GPS satellite known as NTS-2 in 1977. GPS has gone on to be the standard of navigation around the world. […]

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Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin has announced that work on the AW159 Wildcat helicopter produced by Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil will continue in the UK. The possibility of relocating the fabrication work for future AW159 helicopter orders overseas had been considered but following analysis from the MoD, Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed that all future fabrication […]

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Engineers based at BAE Systems’ site in Telford, Shropshire are testing an integrated Bluetooth and sensing technology which reports the remaining service-life of military bridging systems. The new ‘fatigue monitoring’ technology continuously detects the stress and strain on bridges designed to be used by tanks such as the Challenger® 2, which weighs in at more than […]

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The Chief of the Defence Staff has visited India as part of efforts to strengthen the UK-India defence and security partnership. Under the umbrella of the 2015 Defence and International Security Partnership, Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach met with senior Indian military figures, including the Chairman of the Chiefs […]

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The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has visited the Royal Navy’s future Flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, as she engages in sea trials off the coast of Scotland. Sir Michael landed by Merlin helicopter on the deck of the new aircraft carrier and offered his thanks to members of the crew for their contribution to the […]

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A new cyber security innovation centre is to be created in London that will help ensure it remains a world-leader in the fight against cyber attacks and threats. An investment of up to £14.5 million will be made over the next three years in the new centre to develop the next of generation of cyber […]

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Planetek Hellas and Planetek Italia have signed a framework contract with the European Union Satellite Center (EU SatCen), to supply Earth observation based very high resolution reference mapping products in support to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. The equipment will play its part in enhancing border surveillance as the European Union steps up its efforts […]

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World class innovators including astronaut Tim Peake and former McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis gathered at the MOD for the first meeting of the new Defence External Innovation Advisory Panel. Announced by the Defence Secretary in Oxford in February, the Panel will be charged with driving forward the MOD’s Innovation Initiative, which aims to encourage imagination, ingenuity […]

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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) in partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation has launched the Further Forces programme, a scheme to retrain Armed Forces Service-leavers to teach technical subjects, including science, engineering and technology, in the Further Education and Training sector. The scheme is funded jointly by the Education and Training Foundation and the […]

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