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Up to the Challenge: DIO invests in new urban tactics facility

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) plays a vital role in supporting the UK’s Armed Forces by building, maintaining and servicing what the men and women who serve our country need to live, work, train and deploy on operations. One of DIO’s recent projects has seen the organisation invest more than £1.2 million in a new urban tactics facility at Catterick training area that […]

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Babcock completes factory acceptance testing of Type 26 air weapons handling system

Babcock International has successfully completed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of the Air Weapons Handling System (AWHS) for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, designed for BAE Systems. The AWHS provides a flexible and configurable munitions stowage system, capable of safely storing and retrieving a variety of munition types within highly space constrained magazine environments. Following […]

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BAE Systems calls for nationwide effort to develop skills for Industry 4.0

BAE Systems has called for a concentrated effort by industry, Government and the education sector to ensure the UK can fully benefit from the digital revolution and Industry 4.0. Nigel Whitehead, BAE Systems Chief Technology Officer, stated that defence, aerospace, engineering and manufacturing sectors need to work together and prioritise investment in digital and ‘soft skills’, upskilling […]

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New modelling software developed for CBRN incidents

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Ploughshare Innovations have licensed new software to understand chemical and biological threats. The software developed by Dstl and licensed to Riskaware by Ploughshare Innovations will allow emergency responders and military commanders to respond more effectively to chemical and biological incidents and in turn reduce the risk to the […]

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Building distributors say ex-military personnel are well suited to construction

Building materials distributor SIG has said that ex-military personnel are perfect for careers in construction.

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Intl Public Financial Management IT Advisor

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Budget and Financial Accountability program within the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Technica

Missile Motor Receipt and Motor Transfer Facility/Rail at Utah Test and Training Range

**This project is moving forward under the Solicitation Number
W9123819R0006 – New Title: UTTR Missile Motor Receipt/Storage Facility.**

6/26/2019 – Industry Day Briefing & Sign-in Sheet is posted to this sources

Technical Support Services

Technical support for the development of concept notes, project funding proposals, technical annexes, as well as accreditation support to prospective National Implementing Entities (NIEs) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in target LoCAL countries. UNCDF wo

Work starts on accommodation for Royal Marines in Lympstone

Work has begun on a new 181-bed accommodation block for new recruits to the Royal Marines in Lympstone.

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MBDA and Lockheed Martin JV submit proposal to develop TLVS for Germany

The TLVS bidders consortium, an MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin joint venture, has submitted its proposal to the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to develop, test and deliver TLVS, Germany’s future Integrated Air and Missile Defence system. The TLVS bidders consortium, an MBDA Deutschland and Lockheed Martin joint […]

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Italy-Florence: Software maintenance and repair services

Il presente appalto, indetto da Regione Toscana – Soggetto Aggregatore, è finalizzato alla stipula di una Convenzione ai sensi dell’art. 26 della Legge 23.12.1999, n. 488 alla quale potranno aderire le Amministrazioni che insistono sul territorio della Re

Germany-Düsseldorf: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Rahmenvertrag Beratungs- und Unterstützungsdienstleistungen CERT/CSIRT, Sicherheitstests und IT-Forensik.

The Contractor shall provide a turn-key solution for the inspection, testing,

Network Enterprise Center, Fort Huachuca, AZ
Performance Work Statement
for Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Supporting the Information Processing Center
(IPC), Buildings 61801
1.0 Description of Services
1.1 General Information. T

Information Security Consultancy – Exporting Opportunity- Very Short Deadline

Opportunity type: Public Sector
Industry: Financial & Professional Services
A statutory body has issued a tender for consultancy on information security controls.
The authority is a statutory body that governs a wide range of examinations.
It want consul

Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT), Cost Estimating and Analysis Services in Support of Project Manager Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR)

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Cost Estimating and Analysis Services
In Support of
Project Manager Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR)

3 June 2019

C.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND.
Project Manager Soldier Warrior (PM

Saab’s Gripen offer to Finland includes GlobalEye

Saab announces that its Gripen offer to Finland also includes two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. GlobalEye is a strategic asset, which can be in operation 24/7 and which can be used for air, maritime and ground surveillance. Such AEW&C capability would increase Finland’s situational awareness and provide increased pre-warning time, supporting […]

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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman developing hypersonic weapons

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have signed a teaming agreement to develop, produce and integrate Northrop Grumman’s scramjet combustors to power Raytheon’s air-breathing hypersonic weapons. The agreement combines capabilities of both companies to accelerate development and demonstrate readiness to produce the next generation of tactical missile systems. Scramjet engines use high vehicle speed to forcibly compress […]

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Raytheon and AirMap collaborate on safe drone integration

Raytheon has signed a strategic agreement with AirMap, an airspace intelligence platform for drones, to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace system and unlock the positive economic and social benefits of expanded commercial drone operations. Matt Gilligan, Vice President of Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services business, […]

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