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BAE Systems has been awarded a $148.3 million contract by the US Army to upgrade 43 M88A1 HERCULES heavy-lift vehicles for added capability. The agreement continues the upgrade of the M88A1 to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift System (HERCULES) configuration to increase power, maneuverability and survivability to reach the Army’s acquisition objective […]

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The RAF has released a document exploring its history of accident prediction and how it can be improved.

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A joint exercise between the RAF and the Royal Malaysian Air Force saw Typhoons train for Exercise Bersama Lima.

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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract worth £17-million to Kier Graham Defence Ltd to ready Bassingbourn Barracks for the relocation of the British Army’s Mission Training and Mobilisation Centre (MTMC). The MTMC delivers crucial pre-deployment training for approximately 12,500 personnel every year and has recently trained a battlegroup heading out to Afghanistan on Operation […]

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Babcock International has secured a three year contract, with two year optional extension, for the Gun System Automation (GSA) 9 in-service support contract with the Ministry of Defence supporting the Royal Navy. Operating jointly from Babcock South West facilities at Devonport and Portsmouth – specialising in warship support – this contract will provide support for […]

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The U.S. Military commander Air Force General Tod D. Walters has praised the new NATO strategy to strengthen European defence.

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Over 3,000 NATO troops have travelled to take part in UK exercise Joint Warrior to improve defensive techniques.

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Raytheon has received a $48 million engineering services contract to support the integration and qualification of hand-held devices into secured platform-mounted WiFi systems. Raytheon will load the mobile devices with situational awareness and mission planning applications, which will improve air-to-ground communication between combat teams, enhancing situational awareness as the mission unfolds. The contract is part […]

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The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a departmental overview for the Ministry of Defence focusing on the Department’s responsibilities and how it spends its money, key developments in its areas of work and findings from its recent reports. This includes a look at the affordability of the Department’s Equipment Plan, which sets out the […]

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The Royal Navy’s new Offshore Patrol vessel has been named the HMS Spey in a ceremony on the Clyde. 

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The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has named Serco as one of eight awardees for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) multiple award contract. Serco will continue to support the US Navy with the modernisation of shore-based Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. The contract vehicle has a ceiling value […]

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Raytheon is developing Capability Drop 4 of the Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool, or EWPMT, under a multi-million dollar contract from the US Army over the next 24 months. EWPMT is a first-of-its-kind tool that plans, manages and controls sensors and systems in the electromagnetic spectrum, providing critical information about what is happening in […]

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The House of Commons Research Library has released a report examining the UK’s defence relationship with the European Union post Brexit. Since the result of the Brexit referendum in 2016, there has been a renewed ambition within the European Union to move towards a model of closer defence cooperation. Britain’s reluctance to countenance such steps […]

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