General Sir Chris Deverell, Commander Joint Forces Command, is to give the public a unique opportunity to join him in a discussion on Twitter about innovation. From 5pm to 6pm, on 26 July 2018, Gen Chris will take questions on the subject of innovation in UK defence and the valuable work that Joint Forces Command […]
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Vince Warrington, founder of cyber security solutions specialist Protective Intelligence, explains the measures the defence supply chain must take to combat the growing global threat from state-backed malicious cyber actors. You are unlikely to have ever heard of the Sea Dragon project, an initiative that came out of a Pentagon programme to adapt existing US military technologies to new applications, and is believed to involve the development of a submarine-launched supersonic […]
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Representatives from HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian mine clearance charity, and Cobham have met with Penny Mordaunt, UK Secretary of State for International Development, in Salisbury to discuss the organisation’s Land Mine Free 2025 initiative. During the meeting, HALO Trust explained the concept of automated mine clearance and outlined how operations could be digitally […]
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Strengthen the PPP technical capacity of officials from contracting authorities from both the County and National Government level, to (i) better understand the requirements of the development and implementation of a PPP; (ii) generate a pipeline of viabl
Scheme comprises restoration of 3 properties to provide safe and suitable accommodation for young people facing homelessness in the form of 11 apartments social rented housing comprising of 10 one bedroom and 1 two bedroom flats (sui generis).
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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced the publication of the new Combat Air Strategy at the Farnborough International Airshow – setting out Britain’s ambition to remain a world-leader in the combat air sector and to protect key skills across the UK industrial base. As part of the strategy, the Defence Secretary unveiled plans for a new […]
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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is to open a new hub at Imperial’s White City Campus as part of efforts to boost research and innovation collaboration. The move will see DASA take up residency in Central Working White City – located on the 4th floor of the I-HUB – a facility which co-locates businesses, […]
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The US Army has received the software that will enable the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter to enter the critical Limited User Testing (LUT) phase, Northrop Grumman has announced. As part of a contract originally awarded in 2014, Northrop Grumman has partnered with the US Army Prototype Integration Facility – together with prime contractor Redstone Defense […]
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With the much-anticipated Combat Air Strategy due to be published this summer, the Farnborough International Airshow, taking place from 16 to 22 July, is likely to be a focus of attention for both the MOD and industry. With one of its key objectives being to preserve the UK’s ability to design and develop fighter jets and maintain Britain’s industrial expertise, the Strategy is likely to provide […]
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Industry trade body ADS has welcomed an independent review exploring the role of the defence sector in securing UK prosperity. The review, commissioned by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and led by former Defence Procurement Minister Philip Dunne, found that defence was vital not only to national security but also our nation’s economy. “Defence has made […]
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A collaboration between QinetiQ, Atkins – part of the SNC-Lavalin Group – and BMT has seen the formation of the Aurora Engineering Partnership, established in response to the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) transformation strategy. Aurora is currently in negotiations with DE&S to become the department’s Engineering Delivery Partner later on in the year, and […]
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Mikros Systems has received a follow-on $2.5 million contract from the US Navy to continue to develop its Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) systems for the Navy’s MK 99 Fire Control System (FCS). The Company is developing a new variant of its ADSSS system, an advanced network-based remote monitoring and maintenance system which collects performance data in […]
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The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced the launch of a new competition on metasurfaces for defence and security. This themed competition is seeking proposals for innovative solutions that will pull ideas from recent breakthroughs in metasurface science into products. The competition is aimed at the private sector and academia who can harness electromagnetic […]
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The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) is a Government entity responsible for providing and managing the central ICT infrastructure of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Its mission is to ensure the highest standard of living and quality of
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, and supplemental information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a competition ‘Safely eliminating chemical and biological munitions on the battlefield ‘Don’t Blow It!’ The competition is aimed at the private sector and academia, to seek innovative solutions and approaches to accessing, disabling and/or irreversibly destroying chemical and biological weapons munitions, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and bulk […]
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US President Donald Trump has claimed that NATO members have agreed to his demands to increase spending on defence. Mr Trump emerged following the two-day summit in Brussels to address the press and endorse NATO as he said US commitment to the organisation “remains very strong”. He claimed that other NATO members had agreed to […]
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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has met with Australia Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne following the country’s decision to buy a British warship design as part of a £20 billion deal. The meeting between the two ministers, and Defence Minister for procurement Guto Bebb, follows the decision to select British firm BAE Systems as the […]
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The 144 Fighter Wing Fresno, Air National Guard – is seeking installation of an Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) Barrier to existing Fence Line, IAW to the SOW. This solicitation W912LA-18-T-6032 is 10
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