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PM plans to reroute aid budget to avoid defence cuts

Hundreds of millions of pounds from Britain’s £10bn aid budget is expected to be diverted to defence operations and equipment in order to prevent defence

BAE Systems blame weak global demand for drop in profits

BAE Systems has reported a fall in profits, blaming delays over a major Saudi Arabian contract and weak global demand. The company is reporting a

MOD awards £800m nuclear submarine industry contract

The Ministry of Defence has awarded an £800m contract to enable the nuclear submarine industry to deliver vital UK defence capability. The ten-year contract will

Department of Homeland Security to receive increased infrastructure security responsibility

President Obama could issue an executive order this week aimed at enhancing US ability to defend against electronic attacks, according to reports. The order will

International Defence Engagement Strategy published

A new defence strategy has been jointly published by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary William Hague, outlining how international defence engagement is to

Fighter decision flawed, says report

The Commons Defence Committee has said that there are ‘deep-rooted problems’ with the present acquisition system, and has drawn attention to the example of the

Hammond reveals £160bn plan to equip Armed Forces

The MOD has today (Thursday) published details of how it will equip the Army, Royal Navy and RAF over the next ten years and how

Innovative maritime operations security measures sought

The MOD is looking to strengthen the security of maritime operations in order to better combat activities such as gun-running, people-smuggling and piracy. International crime

Event Focus: Selling to Defence

PASS (the Procurement Advice and Support Service) provides training on a broad range of procurement issues and is widely regarded as an innovator in the

Third round of Armed Forces redundancies announced

The MOD has announced tranche three of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme. The Programme, announced in the Strategic Defence Security Review in October 2010, will

New defence treaty between UK and Australia agreed

A new defence treaty to provide a framework for the strands of co-operation between the UK and Australia has been signed. The treaty, signed on

DIO announce water consumption reduction plans

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced that industry partners will be responsible for reducing water consumption in UK military establishments as part of a

MOD pistol contract awarded

The Ministry of Defence has signed a £9m contract with Viking Arms Ltd to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 new Glock sidearms

Mid-Term Review: the Coalition and defence

With Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg recently announcing the publication of a Mid-Term Review on the Coalition Government’s progress as

DIO invites tenders for construction projects

Ten private sector companies have been invited to tender for a new framework agreement to deliver defence construction projects across the UK. The companies shortlisted

Hammond welcomes Levene annual review

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed Lord Levene’s first annual review of progress against the recommendations of the Defence Reform Report. The Defence Reform Report,

MOD to auction radio spectrum

The Ministry of Defence is planning to auction some of its radio spectrum in the first direct sale of its kind by a Government department.

MOD invites tenders for UK construction projects

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has invited ten private sector companies to tender for a new framework agreement to deliver construction projects across the UK

MOD moves online content to GOV.UK

From 13 December the Ministry of Defence website will officially close. All content MOD content after this date will be found on the ‘Inside Government’