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Builder’s sea trials of the new US aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford have been completed by Virginia-based Newport News, the shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. A first-of-class carrier, the new vessel has now departed Newport News and sailed to Naval Station Norfolk, also in Virginia. Builder’s sea trials test the ship’s systems, components and […]

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ASV Global, the UK’s leading autonomous vessel technology developer, has opened a new centre for the development of autonomous vehicle technology. Opened by Mark Garnier MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the state-of-the-art centre will provide a ‘mission control’ where new technology will be developed and the company’s fleet of ‘ASV’s’ can be monitored. The […]

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The European Defence Agency welcomed 20 students from nine Member States to the opening session of their Defence Energy Managers’ Course (DEMC), which will target reducing the energy usage within military installations. The first of its kind, the course will be run at the multi-national level and provide both theoretical and practical energy management system training […]

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The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives has backed NATO, declaring the alliance as the “unequivocal, unambiguous” support of President Trump’s administration. Following a meeting with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, Paul Ryan, a Republican and close ally of the president said that President Trump had changed his position on NATO following remarks claiming […]

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UK maritime forces are taking part in a five-month French naval deployment to the Indian Ocean and Far East, aboard French assault ship FS Mistral. Around 60 Royal Navy and Royal Marines will dock in Ho Chi Minh City and alongside their French counterparts, will share information on national maritime operating procedures and swap experiences […]

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Sir Michael Fallon recently announced three new missile contracts with a combined value of over £539 million. These new Ministry of Defence tenders are for

Work is officially underway on the banks of the River Clyde, near Glasgow, as HMS Spey – the fifth in a brand new fleet of Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPVs) – begins a lengthy construction phase. Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) – the UK’s Defence procurement organisation – was on-hand […]

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Trials have been taking place which have seen the Royal Air Force (RAF) load Puma HC2 helicopters onto an A400M Atlas transport aircraft for the first time. Taking place at RAF Brize Norton, home to the UK’s fixed-wing transport fleet, the trial saw the part dismantled Puma loaded into the A400M’s hold. This fitment trial […]

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With 2016 seeing the release of the next generation in AR/VR headsets, promising a more immersive experience than could be had previously, 2017 is set to be the year Augmented and Virtual reality breaks the mould particularly in the training sector. Augmented and Virtual reality have been used in training solutions for a number of […]

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Submarine Dismantling Project – Market Engagement Day 14 June 2017 – Rosyth  The purpose of this notice is to inform the recycle market of a Market Engagement Day which the Ministry of Defence will host on 14 June 2017 introducing the Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP). The MOD is interested in seeking your views on this […]

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The Secretary of State for Defence, Sir Michael Fallon, has today unveiled a trio of new contracts for missile systems with a combined worth of £539M. These contracts apply to the state-of-the-art Meteor, Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), and Sea Viper missile systems at MBDA Stevenage. Having secured the deal, the Ministry of Defence now […]

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The Ministry of Defence has negotiated a brand new £1.4Bn contract for HMS Agamemnon – a state-of-the-art Royal Navy attack submarine intended to safeguard a new compliment of UK aircraft carriers. As part of the ‘Astute Class’, HMS Agamemnon is one of the largest and most advanced attack submarines to enter service in Royal Navy […]

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The technology and know-how are available for terrorists to wreak havoc through cyber warfare. Here, defence writer Peter Jackson talks to Paul Rose of CNS, who outlines the threat and how to guard against it. WikiLeaks has been at it again. In early March, the group that publishes secret and classified information from anonymous sources […]

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