Whitehall sources have suggested that new cuts in the defence budget could take British defence spending below 2% of Gross Domestic Product, the level regarded by the United States as the minimum standard to be considered a serious military power.
Atos, an international IT services company, has today (19 April) announced that it will lead a team comprising Vega, a Selex ES company (Finmeccanica group)
Up to 2000 jobs could be created after plans for a huge £125m MOD distribution centre in Upper Arncott were given the go-ahead.
According to recent statistics, the total worldwide defence spend fell in 2012 for the first time in 15 years.
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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has sought to reassure current NATO member countries that an independent Scotland would remain committed to NATO and remain a
President Barack Obama is due to outline a new deficit reduction plan in his overdue 2014 budget. Under these measures, the military would receive more
Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie MSP has urged the Ministry of Defence to make a commitment not to turn Rosyth Dockyard into a “nuclear
After Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent statement that he will seek a like-for-like replacement for the UK’s nuclear deterrent Trident after threats from Iran and
Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a stark warning that new nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran means that the UK’s Trident programme is
The UK’s most senior military chiefs met with their US counterparts recently as a Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee for the first time since 1948.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced that it is reopening industry competition to deliver construction projects valued up to £12m for the Scottish military estate. Developed under
On 1 March, President Barack Obama signed the official order to put the US sequestration into effect as required by law in the absence of
Welsh Business Minister Edwina Hart has officially launched the ‘Innovation for Growth’ programme, a three-year research and development partnership between the Welsh Government and General
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has warned the Treasury that the Armed Forces cannot take more large-scale spending cuts, saying that a further budget reduction would
President Barack Obama has urged US Congress to take immediate action to avoid the upcoming spending cuts, known as a ‘sequester’, which he has called
Materials which extend the lives of vehicles or textiles incorporating electronics are among the latest innovative ideas being sought by the Ministry of Defence. The
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 has reported a fall in profits, blaming delays over a major Saudi Arabian contract and weak global demand. The company is reporting a
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
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