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Cobham and Draken announce new partnership

UK company Cobham Special Mission has announced that it has signed a Teaming Agreement with Florida-headquartered Draken International for jointly developing solutions for the delivery of operational readiness training under the Ministry of Defence’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme. In order to prepare air, naval and land forces for the complex and […]

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Vehicle Equipment Outfitting BPA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice for a Blanket Purchase Ag

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Successful live firing of Brimstone from Typhoon

A successful test of firing of the Brimstone air-to-surface missile from a Eurofighter Typhoon has been completed. The trial was undertaken as part of ongoing development work that will significantly upgrade the Typhoon, with this part of the development working to integrate the Phase 3 Enhancement (P3E) package. P3E forms part of Project Centurion, designed […]

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£3M Cyber Security Centre opens in Gloucester

The new ‘Cyber Works’ centre, has been opened by Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin. The £3M centre is part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy, which will see £1.9Bn invested in cyber security over the next five years. Based at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Gloucester, the centre will create 90 high tech jobs and enable […]

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Accelerator Innovation Network event: 27 July 2017

The Defence and Security Accelerator is holding an event in London on 27 July 2017 to provide more information on the themed competition: Improving crowd resilience Registration is now open. It closes on Monday 24 July 2017 at 12:30pm. The event is taking place at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel in London. Technical experts will provide specific information about the […]

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Accelerator competition: improving crowd resilience

Further information on this £1 million phase 1 Defence and Security Accelerator competition An innovation network event for this Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition will be held on 27 July 2017. The event will provide information about the improving crowd resilience competition. This competition seeks innovative or novel ideas to reduce the threat from the terrorist or […]

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Government seek new technology to tackle terror threat

The government is to make up to £2M available to unlock innovation and fast track new technology to combat the next generation of terrorist threat. The Government is urging technical innovators to come forward with their ideas to keep people safe from the threat of terror. Security Minister Ben Wallace said: “In light of the horrific attacks […]

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Royal Navy and Royal Marines train alongside partner naval forces

UK maritime forces have trained alongside partner nations’ navies during deployment on board a French warship. Around 60 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel exercised with their counterparts from other countries during the five-month annual French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East, including the first ever four-part maritime exercise involving France, Japan, the […]

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DIO receive RoSPA gold achievement award

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has received the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Achievement Award for its commitment to safety. DIO’s Chief Operating Officer, Geoff Robson attended the awards ceremony held at the Birmingham Hilton Hotel to accept the highly prestigious award on behalf of DIO. The RoSPA scheme is open to businesses […]

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PLM software: driving aerospace industry excellence

Regulatory compliance and document management are crucial in the aerospace and defence industries. Defence features writer Mark Lane asks Design Rule’s Bob Hillier about how product lifecycle management software can help. Both aerospace and defence have come a long way since the early generation of gliders first took to the skies more than a century […]

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SOLICITATION

DATE: 14 July 2017

SOLICITATION

This solicitation is expected to result in the award of a firm-fixed-price contract for the Covidien LigaSure Hook instrument system as described under the requirements se

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Vaadin Platinum Support

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Vaadin, In

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Groundbreaking cyber startup scheme

A new scheme has been announced as part of the government programme to develop the UK’s cyber security capability. The nine-month programme will see GCHQ collaborate with industry expertise to develop new cyber security technology, and the government is asking cyber security entreprenuers and start up firms to join the programme. This is the second […]

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