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Registration opens for nuclear decommissioning supply chain event

The NDA has opened registration for its 2017 Supply Chain Event, the largest of its kind in Europe. The 7th annual event, held at EventCity in Manchester on 2 November 2017, is aimed at suppliers of all sizes who can provide the best possible solutions for nuclear decommissioning in the UK and abroad. Find out more […]

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First Japanese-built F-35A unveiled at MHI’s Nagoya facility

The first Japanese-assembled F-35A has been unveiled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Nagoya. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by MHI with technical assistance from the original manufacturer and designer Lockheed Martin and oversight from the United States  Government. Approximately 200 people attended the […]

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Rheinmetall receives equipment orders from Austria

Austria’s Federal Ministry of the Interior has looked to Rheinmetall for new infantry equipment orders. This approval sees the company’s family of laser light module products, the VarioRay, rolled out to armed forces across the country. In a contract worth €1M, some 580 VarioRay laser light module sets were ordered in the first quarter of […]

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Multi-Discipline AE Services for JRCF

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1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with Public Law 92-582 (the Brooks Act) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications

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Canada awards Rockwell Collins contract for Android joint-fires solution

The Canadian Army has selected Rockwell Collins’ joint-fires solution for its Digitally-Assisted Close Air Support (DACAS) system to digitally link airborne platforms and ground-based Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) via an Android smart phone. Under the contract, Iowa-headquartered Rockwell Collins will produce and service 100 Android-based joint-fires systems with the potential for follow-on options. The company will […]

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BAE awarded US Navy APKWS contract

BAE Systems has received a contract for additional APKWS rockets in order to meet growing demand from across the globe. The $180.5M contract from the US Navy will see BAE produce thousands more Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets. With cost-effective precision strikes, and a reduced potential for collateral damage, APKWS rockets are […]

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MOD Police help guard the nation

Following the terrorist attacks in the UK over the last month, Operation Temperer has seen the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) deploy large numbers of officers to the streets. The officers have been working closely with the various Home Office Police Forces that had requested support, as well as with the 1,000 military personnel who were […]

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Energy experts brief the North Atlantic Council

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller welcomed three eminent energy experts to NATO Headquarters on Tuesday for discussions on global energy developments and their security implications. Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy at the US State Department; Tim Gould, Head of Division, World Energy Outlook in the International Energy […]

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United Kingdom-Belfast: Security services

PSNI — Provision of Security and Operational Support Services.
PSNI — Provision of Security and Operational Support Services.
Supply of Security and Operational support Services to the PSNI across various police districts in Northern Ireland. Services inc

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Autonomous last mile resupply network event – information pack

The autonomous last mile resupply innovation network event was held on 23 May 2017. At the event in London, a series of presentations provided details of three challenges that make up the Defence and Security Accelerator competition Autonomous last mile resupply. Autonomous last mile resupply network innovation event. To set the scene, Accelerator Innovation Partner Mark Darvill […]

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Robotics and AI: apply in the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Up to £16 million is available to UK business across 2 competitions for technologies and systems for extreme and challenging environments. Innovate UK is making the funding available for robotics and artificial intelligence technologies in applications such as deep mining, nuclear energy, space and off-shore energy. This is an Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund activity. It aims to develop […]

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B1-B Lancer bombers arrive at RAF Fairford

B1-B Lancer bombers have arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to support exercises Saber Strike and BALTOPS, and allow aircrew to familiarise themselves with air bases and operations in different geographic combatant commands. It is common practice for US Strategic Command bomber forces to take part in events […]

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Niteworks (Replacement) Stakeholder Industry Day

  Notice of Postponement A Niteworks (Replacement) Stakeholder Industry Day was planned for Friday 9 June 2017. Due to ongoing departmental financial planning and uncertainties presented by the forthcoming general election, it has not been possible to define all elements of the future programme and target operating model with sufficient certainty to expose in detail […]

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Students visit HMS Sultan to develop leadership and teamwork skills

Students from Glenmoor and Winton Academy visited HMS Sultan with the Jon Egging Trust to learn all about leadership and teamwork within the Royal Navy. A total of 12 year 9 pupils spent a day visiting the Defence College of Technical Training’s Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival Equipment School (RNAESS) and participating in number […]

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Military committee welcome NATO’s newest member

Just thirteen months after the signature of its Accession Protocol, Montenegro officially became NATO’s 29th Allied Nation. Across the Alliance, NATO welcomed its newest member. The Military Committee and its Chairman, General Petr Pavel, also marked this significant event during their first meeting with Montenegro, no longer an “Invitee” but a full-fledged Ally. Montenegro’s membership […]

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Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course hosted by Hungary

The 11th edition of the Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC), a project initiated and supported by the European Defence Agency (EDA), was organised and hosted by the Hungarian Defence Forces from 22 May to 2 June in Veszprém, Hungary.  A total of 15 students from five contributing countries (The Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Norway, and […]

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European Council establishes Military Planning and Conduct Capability

The European Council is to establish military planning and conduct capability (MPCC) within the EU military staff (EUMS). The terms of reference of the EUMS, which is part of the EEAS, have also been amended and approved. The MPCC will assume command of EU non-executive military missions, currently: EU Training Mission (EUTM) Somalia, EUTM République Centrale […]

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