Defence Blog Posts

The Department for International Trade’s Defence and Security Organisation is ready to help exporters and potential exporters navigate the difficult waters of selling into the defence and security markets overseas, as defence writer Mark Lane discovers in conversation with DSO Head Stephen Phipson. As the UK seeks to redefine its economic model post-Brexit, consolidating old […]

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Defence Minister, Harriett Baldwin, has asked for industry and academics to come up with designs for autonomous systems to resupply front line troops. As part of the MOD’s Innovation Initiative, £3M has been invested through the Defence and Security Accelerator in the next stage of the Innovation Autonomy Challenge. The Challenge, which is being led by the […]

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The Aged Veterans Fund has selected ten charities to receive a share of £22.7M LIBOR funding to help support older veterans. The funding will allow the organisations to continue their work in supporting older veterans such as providing access to health care and carers, support with getting online, and offering general advice. The Aged Veterans […]

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As technology takes massive leaps into augmented and virtual reality, we take a look at the game-changing applications it can have in training. The development of virtual and augmented reality technology has taken a surge forward recently with the release of hardware that finally allows it to live up to its promise. Beyond gaming and […]

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Responses to the Defence Industrial Policy Refresh have been submitted and assembled by the MOD. The consultation was launched at the end of 2016 seeking views from across industry sectors in order to support growth and competitiveness, while still meeting MOD’s value for money and capability requirements. The views will be considered when the industrial […]

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  Cyber crime adds a powerful new weapon to the terrorists’ arsenal and it’s only a matter of time before they deploy it, argues cyber security expert Israel Barak, talking to defence writer Peter Jackson. Israel Barak was there at the birth of the cyber attack and went on to see it grow and develop […]

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The UK’s number one defence procurement event, DPRTE 2017, was once again a huge success. Defence writer Mark Lane was there and sums up the main events of the day. More than 1500 key decision makers from the defence procurement world converged on Cardiff last month. Representatives from the Ministry of Defence and other public […]

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The Italian Air Force received a special delivery this week with the delivery of the 500th Eurofighter Typhoon produced. The Eurofighter Typhoon is the largest collaborative industrial programme in Europe, with some 599 aircraft ordered, eight of those for worldwide customers. The RAF took delivery of the very first Eurofighter in 2003, and in the […]

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Lockheed Martin has licensed the bionic augmentation technology Dermoskeleton™ from B-Temia Inc, in order to progress its research and product development for industrial and military exoskeletons. The licence will allow Lockheed Martin to pursue the technology for military, industrial, commercial and first-responder applications. The Dermoskeleton will give increased mobility and load-carrying capacity to troops by […]

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Dstl has contracted a team of imaging specialists to assist in the development of its video enhancement research capability. Led by Plextek Service Ltd and supported by RFEL Limited and 4Sight Imaging, the team will look at tackling the problem of performing rapid evaluations of real-time image processing functions, while simultaneously demonstrating the latest adaptive […]

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The Defence Committee has launched an inquiry into Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 and the RAF, to assess how effectively the RAF is implementing the ambitions outlined in the SDSR and its ability to meet ongoing and potential future strategic challenges. The first inquiry the Defence Committee launched into SDSR 2015 was with […]

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Cohort company, SEA, has been contracted to provide further support for the Royal Navy with the upgrade of its Ambient Noise Prediction System (ANPS). The ANPS uses meteorological and oceanographic forecasts, together with oceanographic databases to produce regular forecasts of ambient noise conditions in the ocean, which helps the Royal Navy plan operations and improve the […]

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The Australian Government has announced that it is prepared to invest up to AUS$2 billion in a Range Ground Based Air Defence system to improve protection for the country’s deployed personnel. Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne said the project will be the first step in the development of the Australian Army’s contribution to the Australian Defence […]

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