Defence Blog Posts

jHub, the Innovation centre for UK Joint Forces Command, is looking for the world’s most innovative medical suppliers to present their solutions to the UK armed forces through an open call for innovation. Launched In partnership with Medical Innovation, the Med Surge initiative provides a unique opportunity for businesses to submit medical solutions that could […]

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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has paid a visit to Royal Air Force personnel serving in Romania as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission. Since April, a detachment of four Typhoon fight jets from 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) have been relocated to South Eastern Romania. In the five months following, the EAW has flown alongside […]

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4 SEPTEMBER 2018 – LONDON Major General Giles Hill, ACDS DE, will host a CEDE Industry Briefing on 4 September 2018 at the Army Reserve Centre in White City, LONDON W12 7RW. Aim To inform Industry of the upcoming opportunity to tender for the provision of services to the Ministry of Defence to run a […]

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A progressive unified asset health management and risk forecasting tool using state of the art data science and analytical modelling could save front line forces an estimated significant savings if successful. The two-stage recurrent neural network is being developed by a company called decisionLab and is being sponsored by Joint Forces Command and funded by […]

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Saab has secured a contract with the US Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base class ship USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams, ESB 4. The deal also includes Saab’s 9LV Naval Combat System for radar control and display delivering enhanced situational awareness as well as Identification […]

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Thales is acknowledged as a global leader in aerospace solutions for both the military and civilian sectors. From air traffic management, avionics, training and simulation solutions, nose-to-tail aircraft connectivity and in-flight services, Thales enables and connects all parts of the aerospace ecosystem in the air and on the ground. In the military and civil sectors, […]

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Lockheed Martin has been selected by the US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) as the Integrated Systems Developer for its Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) program. In this role, Lockheed Martin will lead a three-year effort to develop, integrate and test unmanned prototype systems for supporting leader/follower convoy activities within an asymmetric […]

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BAE Systems has been contracted to carry out a comprehensive upgrade to the Doppler GPS Navigation System on board the US Army Black Hawk. BAE will provide brand new touchscreen computer display units (CDUs) as part of the upgrade to the Black Hawk helicopter’s ASN-128 Doppler GPS Navigation System. The new system is self-contained and […]

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IARPA, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies a $14.5 million contract to develop a system capable of enhancing the accuracy of geopolitical predictions, from snap elections to sudden conflicts and disease outbreaks. While human analysts are flexible and able to apply context to their event forecasting models, machines can quickly […]

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Saab has been awarded a contract with the Ministry of Defence to extend by one year the logistical support contract first signed in 2015 for the Arthur weapon locating system. Saab delivered the first Arthur systems to the UK 15 years ago, where it is known as the Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Asset (MAMBA). Arthur […]

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The MOD is to conduct its five-yearly review of the armed forces’ exemption from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The exemption means that the armed forces are not required by law, to recruit or retain personnel with a condition that may be disabling under UK law. Disability is defined as […]

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MicroTech has been chosen as a Prime contractor to the US Army Rapid Acquisition for Materials for Prototyping (RAMP) Contract. RAMP is a $192 million multiple award contract that develops, prototypes, evaluates, and provides worldwide technical and field support of advanced Research and Development and specialised sensors for Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) and other […]

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BAE Systems has achieved a significant programme milestone in its delivery of its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the US Navy. The antenna is used by sailors to identify friendly aircraft and vessels, and supports shipboard air traffic management systems for both IFF and secondary surveillance radars. It is currently on about 150 U.S. […]

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If you have even a passing interest in aviation, you are likely to have heard of the F-35 Lightning II – Lockheed Martin’s hotly anticipated advanced fighter jet.  Heralded as the next generation multi-variant, multi-role aircraft, the Lightning integrates advanced stealth capabilities with the speed, agility and performance of a 21st century fighter jet. Cutting-edge sensor technology will enable the F-35 to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and electronic attack manoeuvres – traditionally the province of a small cohort of highly specialised aircraft.  This versatility has […]

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