Defence Blog Posts

We preview what’s on offer in DPRTE’s Supply Chain and Partnering zone. In its Ten Year Equipment Plan 2012-2022 the Ministry of Defence sets out its forecast expenditure plans worth almost £160 billion. These will deliver and support the equipment required to meet the Armed Forces’ future objectives and obligations. The Supply Chain and Partnering Knowledge […]

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Becrypt, the leading cyber security specialist, has launched a new secure desktop solution. The Paradox solution was unveiled this week at CYBERUK 2017, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s cyber security and IA event. Designed to provide an uncompromised combination of security, usability and efficiency, the Paradox solution will assist organisations moving to cloud, virtualised […]

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Portsmouth Naval Base is set to turn from Navy Blue to Green in its latest environmental drive. The base has welcomed a new fleet of electric vans alongside the introduction of a Loan Bike Scheme, as part of transport and health initiatives being implemented at the base. The drive will help cut down on congestion, […]

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Travis Perkins, the UK’s leading Builders Merchant, has become the latest company to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant, bringing the total number of companies committing to support to UK’s military to 1,500. The Company is committed to supporting members of the Armed Forces and already has ex forces and serving personnel working across […]

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With the ramifications of a possible General Election, second Scottish Referendum and the complicated withdrawal from the EU currently on the agenda, the NCSC is hoping to avoid the series of embarrassing cyber breaches prevalent within the US Presidential Election, by offering UK’s political parties assistance with their cyber security. Ciaran Martin, CEO of the […]

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Event organiser BiP has some great tools to help your business win in the defence market – come and see us at DPRTE’s Defence Procurement Centre. DPRTE’s official event organiser is the BiP Group, a company which specialises in helping the public and private sectors work more effectively together. At the Defence Procurement Centre we […]

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has published his annual report and underlined the importance of increasing defence budgets in face of the shifting security landscape. The report highlighted how the alliance had made strides towards increasing its spending on defence with 23 allies increasing their expenditure in real terms by 3.8 %, which added up to […]

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Here we preview the appearance at DPRTE of Professor Trevor Taylor of RUSI, who will present an expert view on Brexit and its impact on the UK defence sector. Brexit means Brexit, we are told, but what will it mean for defence acquisition in the UK? This is a question which will be addressed at […]

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The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has told the leaders of Britain’s political parties that they are at risk from Russian cyber attacks. According to The Sunday Times, Ciaran Martin, Chief Executive of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has written to political parties advising them of steps to take to avoid falling victim to potential hacking. […]

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It will now be easier for the public sector to buy certified cyber security consultancy and services as Crown Commercial Service’s new Cyber Security Services 2 framework has gone live. Cyber Security Services 2 is the second joint venture with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. The […]

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Following the Government and MOD drive to include more SME businesses in the defence supply chain, we spoke to several members of the community to hear their ideas, issues, challenges and benefits of working within this key supply chain. Our first interview sees us speak with Steve Kingan, Chairman of tech SME Nexor. The Company’s […]

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Almost 1,250 people applied for 23 apprentice roles as part of a new pilot scheme to help protect the nation’s critical national infrastructure from cyber threats and attacks. The apprenticeships in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) scheme aims to help develop tomorrow’s online security professionals and tackle the risk of a future skills shortage. The successful […]

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