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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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The MOD, via the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl’s) Defence and Security Analysis Division is seeking to appoint a contractor to lead, manage and deliver human social and behavioural sciences research for up to seven years. The framework, known as the Human and Social Sciences Research Capability (HSSRC) will deliver agile and robust human social […]

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This Defence and Security Accelerator (Accelerator) competition seeks to develop and demonstrate the use of autonomous systems to deliver mission-critical supplies, focusing on the challenging ‘last mile’ resupply in the land environment. The ‘last mile resupply’ involves the delivery of combat supplies from the forward-most location (such as a physical base or a logistics/infantry vehicle) to personnel […]

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In our second article featuring SMEs in the defence arena, we speak to Jo Ashburner Farr, CEO and Operations Director of Red Dragon Flagmakers in Swansea. With an interesting career spanning the design, manufacture, retail and wholesale of her own brand of eco baby products through to flag making via business development in leadership and […]

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Challenging data scientists to help improve the nation’s defence, security and prosperity, Dstl has launched its latest competition. In its first public competition, Dstl is looking for the brightest minds in data science to help solve real-world problems. The challenges encompass detecting and classifying vehicles from aerial imagery, while others will be asked to help […]

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The First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones has confirmed that the Royal Marines will be restructured in order to better balance a growing Royal Navy. As part of the Navy’s regular review into its structure, it was identified that skills could be better balanced in the future particularly with £178 billion equipment plan and rising […]

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THE head of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command has claimed that Russia’s naval fleet is currently more active than at any time during the Cold War. Navy Admiral Michelle Howard raised concerns that the distributed nature of the deployments could end up “splitting and distracting” NATO. Howard, who heads NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command and […]

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A Carillion Joint Venture has been awarded the HESTIA South East and London Region Multi Activity Contract that could be worth over £200M over five years. The contract is one of the seven HESTIA contracts that are set to be awarded, and will see the Carillion Joint Venture deliver a range of soft facilities management […]

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The European Defence Agency (EDA) has identified 3D printing has as one of the key enabling technologies to improve European industrial competitiveness. The EDA will explore how benefits of 3D printing can transfer to the sphere of defence capabilities. Mobility, sustainability, effect and protection in relation to field repair & maintenance, reduced logistic burden and […]

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Royal Navy Flagship HMS Ocean could be sold as the government opens talks with foreign governments. Last year, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that HMS Ocean would be decommissioned in 2018 as part of the Ministry of Defence’s raft of spending cuts. The Brazilian government has expressed an interest in buying the vessel and are […]

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Speaking last week the Defence Secretary announced a £330M contract to design the next-generation of battlefield communications on a visit to Wales. Sir Michael Fallon also formally handed over the St Athan ‘Super Hangar’ to Aston Martin. Both the Morpheus battlefield communications contract with General Dynamics UK (GDUK), and Aston Martin’s investment in St Athan […]

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Post-US election allegations of Russian hacking have focused attention on cyber security, but such cyber scenarios should not blind us to the possibility of low-tech assaults on our critical national infrastructure. Defence writer Mark Lane examines the nature of such threats to our water supply and how we might guard against them. In November 2015, […]

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