in Defence Posted 25 February 2021
Raytheon UK’s next-gen GPS anti-jamming system, Landshield, has been developed to not only provide alerts on the presence of interfering signals and data in real time but also nullifies the effects of a whole range of hostile jammers.
in Defence Posted 25 February 2021
The UK and Australian governments are funding innovative proposals to integrate advanced materials into military platforms such as armoured vehicles.
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 24 February 2021
ADS Chief Executive Paul Everitt will be stepping down at the end of March and will be succeeded by Kevin Craven as Interim Chief Executive.
in Defence Posted 23 February 2021
Leonardo and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) are working together to bring the protection offered by Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable active decoy to operators of the MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft
in Defence Posted 22 February 2021
BAE Systems has handed over the first of a new variant of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle to the US Marine Corps for testing, the Command variant (ACV-C).
in Defence Posted 19 February 2021
With a focus on organic and scalable battlefield mobility, Pearson Engineering has released its latest product developments Threat-Sense and Threat-Pathway.
in Defence Posted 19 February 2021
Serco’s Defence business has been awarded a contract to provide all the spare parts for the RAF’s Grob Viking TMk1 glider fleet.
in Defence Posted 19 February 2021
BAE Systems has received an order from the Norwegian Army for 12 engineering and eight multi-carrier variants of the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle to increase the combat power of its existing fleet.
in Defence Posted 18 February 2021
Ultra has secured a contract award to commence work on the S2150-C Hull-Mounted Sonar (HMS) system for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme.
in Defence Posted 18 February 2021
BAE Systems has received a $247 million contract from the US Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to design and manufacture an advanced military GPS receiver and next-generation semiconductor.
in Defence Posted 17 February 2021
British military jet developer Aeralis has agreed a three-year contract with the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) for research and development into a new modular approach to the design and development of future
in Defence Posted 17 February 2021
As a subcontractor for Babcock International Group, Hamworthy Pumps will supply the pump solutions for five highly specialised Type 31 military vessels.
in Defence / Events Posted 17 February 2021
The latest opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and new suppliers to engage with the defence industry have been announced by Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory).
in Defence Posted 16 February 2021
Serco Group plc has agreed to acquire Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc (WBB), a provider of advisory, engineering and technical services to the US Military, for $295 million, from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital.
in Defence Posted 12 February 2021
BAE Systems has received a $184 million contract option from the US Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under full-rate production.
in Defence Posted 12 February 2021
Strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management company and owner of the Harland & Wolff shipyards, InfraStrata plc, has acquired the assets of the Scottish-based offshore energy fabrication company,
in Defence Posted 11 February 2021
Systematic has evolved its mounted command-and-control (C2) capability with the development of SitaWare Frontline 3.0, which builds on an operationally proven solution and furthers commanders’ ability to dominate the battlespace.
in Defence Posted 11 February 2021
Cranfield Defence and Security Services Ltd, part of Cranfield University, has formed a partnership with ADS Member Translucidus, which includes offering the Beyond Language introductory training as part of their portfolio of short courses.
in Defence / Security Posted 10 February 2021
Each year the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) opens its doors to invite a new batch of apprentices to join its world-class experts in delivering cutting edge science and technology.
in Defence Posted 10 February 2021
Soldiers using Salisbury Plain and Nesscliff Training Areas are the first to benefit from new carbon efficient accommodation, delivered as part of the £45-million Net Carbon Accommodation Programme
in Defence / Security Posted 10 February 2021
Blighter Surveillance Systems has appointed consulting firm JGW Group as its US in-country strategic partner to support the company’s expansion into the US defence and security market.
in Defence Posted 10 February 2021
BAE Systems has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV) programme.
in Defence Posted 9 February 2021
UKAS, the national accreditation body for the United Kingdom, has accredited four sites - Ministry Of Defence (MoD) Shoeburyness, MoD Boscombe Down, QinetiQ Farnborough and QinetiQ Haslar - with the ISO17025 standard for test and
in Defence / Security Posted 9 February 2021
Embedded systems specialist Recab UK is now supporting engineers to develop more sophisticated embedded computing projects with the availability of Diamond Systems’ Floyd GPGPU products.
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 9 February 2021
Nasmyth Group has today announced the appointment of Tony Sexton as Group Sales Director.
in Defence / Security Posted 9 February 2021
Marine technology specialist Sonardyne has released a new high altitude variant of its market leading hybrid navigator SPRINT-Nav to allow uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and underwater vehicles to extend their operational envelope.
in Defence / Security Posted 8 February 2021
Leonardo’s Edinburgh based Innovation and Technology Incubator Centre has announced that it will partner with O2 (Telefónica UK) to investigate several innovative applications of private 5G
in Aerospace / Defence / Space Posted 8 February 2021
Developer of transformational broadband terminal technologies, Isotropic Systems, has fully secured funding of over $40 million, providing the necessary capital required to develop its game-changing multi-beam antennas.
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 8 February 2021
UK Private Equity fund Elaghmore has announced the acquisition of Formaplex, an integrated manufacturer and supplier of lightweight component solutions to the global automotive, motorsport, aerospace, medical and defence markets.
in Defence Posted 5 February 2021
Power management company Eaton has signed an agreement to acquire Cobham Mission Systems, a manufacturer of air-to-air refueling systems, environmental systems and actuation primarily for defence markets.
in Defence / Security Posted 5 February 2021
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a £1.5 million contract to Brimstone Site Investigation Ltd to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from Mappleton Beach, Yorkshire, at former air
in Defence / Security Posted 4 February 2021
Drones could play a key role in tracking drug runners and smugglers after successful trials with the Navy’s newest class of ships in the Channel.
in Defence Posted 3 February 2021
A swarm of 20 drones has recently completed the largest collaborative, military focused evaluation of swarming uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the UK.
in Defence / Events Posted 3 February 2021
Alan Peaford, Editor-in-Chief of Times Aerospace, recently caught up with Mark Goldsack, Director, UK Defence and Security Exports (DSE), to discuss how his team are preparing for IDEX 2021, taking place 21st-25th February in Abu Dhabi.
in Defence Posted 2 February 2021
The US Navy has selected BAE Systems for a five-year $65.7 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for air traffic control (ATC) platform sustainment and engineering services.
in Defence / Security Posted 2 February 2021
BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation has been tasked by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a scalable machine learning system designed to
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 1 February 2021
Lockheed Martin has today announced the appointment of Paul Livingston as new chief executive who will lead its UK business from April this year.
in Defence / Events Posted 29 January 2021
Astute Electronics are joining forces with SynQor’s expert product designers to provide a webinar focused on the future of naval power technology, which will include an online demonstration of SynQor’s power solutions.
in Defence Posted 29 January 2021
Cutting-edge Spearfish and Sting Ray torpedoes carried by the Royal Navy are receiving a £230 million maintenance uplift.
in Defence / Security Posted 28 January 2021
Enfield based Hensoldt UK has launched the SPEXER 600 multi-mission, X-Band ground based surveillance radar, utilising its SharpEye solid state transceiver technology.
in Defence Posted 27 January 2021
Swindon based PPM Systems has designed and produced 90 custom filters for the British Army spectrum team based at Blandford Camp to support the Army’s Battlefield Tactical Communication and Information Systems (BATCIS) programme to
in Aerospace / Defence / Security Posted 27 January 2021
Following the acquisition of Cobham Aviation Services UK by Draken International in September 2020, the Bournemouth International Airport based company has now officially adopted the new Draken brand.
in Defence Posted 27 January 2021
Ultra Sonar Systems (Ultra) has joined forces with Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. (Kraken) to support the supply of their SeaScout system to the Royal Danish Navy with Integrated Logistic Support (ILS).
in Defence / Space Posted 26 January 2021
Babcock-led Team Aurora is putting collaboration, continuity and responsiveness at the heart of its solution to support the UK’s the defence satellite communications system.
in Defence / Security Posted 26 January 2021
Forum Energy Technologies today announced it has completed manufacturing a highly advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) including cutting edge technologies, which may be utilised to extract submariners from distress situations.
in Defence Posted 26 January 2021
Rolls-Royce has been awarded $1 million of research funding from the US Government for digital foreign object debris (FOD) detection technology.
in Defence Posted 25 January 2021
The UK’s first fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft is one step closer to reality following a £30 million contract to design and manufacture a prototype in a three-year deal supporting more than 100 jobs in Belfast.
in Defence Posted 25 January 2021
NATO has selected Thales to provide the first certified defence cloud solution that can be deployed in the theatre of operations in less than 24 hours.
in Defence Posted 21 January 2021
Elbit Systems UK announced today that it was awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) valued at approximately £100 million (approximately US$134 million) to provide the British Armed Forces with Dismounted
in Defence Posted 19 January 2021
Designer and manufacturer of RF, microwave and mmWave products for the wireless telecoms, mission-critical comms and defence applications markets, Filtronic plc, has announced a significant contract win from a new major UK defence customer for
in Defence / Events Posted 18 January 2021
Babcock International will be showcasing innovation benefits for digitally enabled support solutions across various platforms at Surface Warships 2021 (19-21 January).
in Defence Posted 18 January 2021
Engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll, has today announced the appointment of former Brigadier Jim Crawford as Head of Defence and Public Sector Procurement.
in Defence Posted 15 January 2021
BAE Systems will lead a two year agreement to bring enhanced maintenance and training services for the UK F-35 fleet.
in Defence Posted 15 January 2021
The final of five new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) has formally joined the Royal Navy in a short ceremony to raise the White Ensign for the first time on HMS Spey.
in Defence Posted 14 January 2021
A £76 million aircraft support contract, supporting more than 170 jobs, will maximise the availability and capability of the UK’s F-35 Lightning stealth jets, ensuring they are ready for combat operations across the globe.
in Defence Posted 14 January 2021
Thales and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Government of India enterprise, have signed a Teaming Agreement to work in partnership on the STARStreak Air Defence system with the support of both the Governments of India and the United Kingdom.
in Defence Posted 14 January 2021
BAE Systems has signed an extensive mid-life upgrade contract worth more than $500 million with the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) for the Royal Netherlands Army’s fleet of 122 CV90s, with an option for an additional 19 vehicles.
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 14 January 2021
Founder led supply chain management consultancy DASIS (Develop and Supply In-Sync) has launched, offering UK SME’s a secure and safe route to manufacture, supporting companies within the aerospace, defence and automotive sectors with
in Defence / Events Posted 13 January 2021
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced up to £2 million is available for companies who can further develop surveying technology that can assist troops to safely and stealthily advance into enemy territory over
in Defence / Security Posted 13 January 2021
The Defence Secretary has today updated Parliament on the role the Armed Forces are playing to tackle Covid.
in Defence / Security / Space / Events Posted 13 January 2021
Clarion Defence and Security has appointed Dr Michael Holden as DSEI Space Adviser as the event will focus on the development of space capabilities to support international requirements.
in Defence Posted 12 January 2021
BAE Systems and Vertex Aerospace have signed a nine-year agreement to enhance availability of the US Marine Corps’ AV-8B Harrier II fleet.
in Defence Posted 12 January 2021
The first ‘Swing roles’ to be conducted at a Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) range took place recently at MoD Aberporth, managed by QinetiQ.
in Defence Posted 12 January 2021
Raytheon UK, alongside strategic partner Capita, received a contract award today to provide the Royal Navy with transformative technology, training and learning solutions over the next 12 years.
in Defence / Security Posted 12 January 2021
Underwater robotics innovator Dive Technologies has chosen a complete suite of Sonardyne technologies for navigation, tracking and control of its large displacement DIVE-LD autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) programme.
in Defence / Security Posted 12 January 2021
Horizon Technologies has announced that despite Covid-related challenges, 2020 has been its best ever year and as a result it will be operating as two separate business units, effective 1st January 2021.
in Defence Posted 12 January 2021
ODU UK has revealed that its ODU-MAC RAPID modular connector with spindle locking and practical, space-saving locking mechanism based on a simple rotary movement, is providing faster and easier assembly.
in Defence Posted 11 January 2021
The second phase of funded proposals has been announced for the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Intelligent Ship competition to revolutionise military decision-making, mission planning and automation.
in Defence Posted 11 January 2021
Duqm Naval Dockyard (DND), the joint venture between Babcock International and the Oman Drydock Company (ODC), has successfully completed a four week fleet time support programme (FTSP) for the UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose.
in Defence Posted 11 January 2021
Elbit Systems UK has been awarded an £123 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to deliver the Royal Navy Future Naval Training Programme as part of the Fisher consortium led by Capita plc.
in Defence Posted 8 January 2021
Defence Minister Jeremy Quin has announced a £550 million contract with MBDA for new SPEAR3 surface-attack missiles, which will secure hundreds of UK jobs and provide unrivalled lethality for the UK’s F-35B Lightning jets,
in Defence / Space Posted 7 January 2021
The Airbus led space industry consortium for future UK military satellite communications, had more than 100 SMEs take part in its recent online event.
in Aerospace / Defence / Security / Space Posted 7 January 2021
West London based manufacturer of hi-tech microwave and RF products, TMD Technologies Limited, has won a contract to produce the latest CERN prototype Compact Linear Collider Collaboration (CLIC) accelerating structure.
in Defence Posted 7 January 2021
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded BAE Systems a five year, $66.6 million contract to provide Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) support to the Air Force supply chain, for the
in Defence Posted 6 January 2021
BAE Systems has received a $4 million contract from the US Navy to conduct a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A Poseidon.
in Defence Posted 6 January 2021
From drones resupplying Royal Marines on the battlefield to crewless boats integrating with Royal Navy ships on deployment, 2020 was a year of firsts for technology in the senior service.
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 6 January 2021
As the Digital Catapult today reveals seven industry partners, including BAE Systems, Babcock and Safran, new research commissioned by Digital Catapult and the Made Smarter Technology Accelerator shows COVID-19 could prove to be a
in Defence Posted 5 January 2021
Teledyne CML Composites has been awarded a contract with Airbus in Madrid for the 'Life Of Programme' supply of composite wing components & assemblies on the Airbus A400M Tactical Airlifter.
in Defence Posted 5 January 2021
QinetiQ has secured a new five-year contract from the UK MoD, through the Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) framework, to provide engineering services for the Typhoon combat aircraft.
in Defence Posted 5 January 2021
Cobham Mission Systems announced today it has secured a three-year agreement with Sabena technics to provide comprehensive through-life support (TLS) and air-to-air (AAR) equipment maintenance to help Sabena
in Defence Posted 5 January 2021
The completion of the runway refurbishment at RAF Lossiemouth has been completed several months ahead of schedule, providing an important boost for the Moray station.
in Defence Posted 5 January 2021
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has achieved a major milestone ahead of its first operational deployment this year.
in Defence Posted 5 January 2021
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has underlined its position as a premier global C-130 support specialist by winning a seven-year contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistic Organisation and the Danish Defence Acquisition and
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 4 January 2021
INVISIO has acquired all the shares in Racal Acoustics, a UK-based supplier of communication and hearing protection systems for high noise environments.
in Defence Posted 4 January 2021
Meggitt has been awarded a follow-on, fixed-price contract valued at $27.4 million by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, for the supply of 32 liquid palletised cooling units for the P-8A
in Defence / Security Posted 4 January 2021
Dstl – the science inside UK defence and security - has had two of its scientists and two military advisers receive awards in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
in Aerospace / Defence Posted 17 December 2020
BAE Systems is hiring more than 1,250 new trainees into its early careers programmes in 2021.
in Defence / Security Posted 17 December 2020
Tpgroup’s patent pending autonomous navigation system, Northstar, has completed its sea trials programme, demonstrating that it can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time and in a real-life environment -
in Defence Posted 17 December 2020
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by Fleetway Inc. to deliver a range of digital solutions for on-shore support of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels.
in Defence Posted 16 December 2020
Cobham Mission Systems, the world leader in air-to-air refueling solutions, proudly confirms its underwing mounted refuelling buddy store was carried for the first time during a successful test flight of Boeing’s
in Defence Posted 15 December 2020
An additional locking kit has been added to the Easy-Clean version of its established ODU-AMC Advanced Military Connector range.
in Defence Posted 15 December 2020
Out of the shed as her major refit nears an end is HMS Somerset – the latest Royal Navy frigate to undergo the vital overhaul in Plymouth conducted by the Royal Navy and Babcock.
in Defence / Security / Events Posted 15 December 2020
Over 400 UK and international defence cyber specialists and novices have taken part in the UK’s biggest cyber competition centred at Blandford Camp, Dorset.
in Defence Posted 15 December 2020
Strategic Command has released its Defence Support Strategy (DSS), which sets outs the case for change and provides the vision for the future of support, by identifying five strategic outcomes to be delivered by 2025.
in Defence Posted 15 December 2020
Babcock has appointed Will Erith as CEO of its Marine sector, effective immediately
in Defence Posted 14 December 2020
Algae, alcohol and household waste will power RAF fighter jets under bold MoD plans to slash carbon emissions, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced today.
in Defence / Security Posted 14 December 2020
Ranil Jayawardena, the local MP for North East Hampshire, presented Certificates to two Serco apprentices in a socially distanced ceremony when he visited the company’s Head Office in Hook on Friday.
in Defence Posted 11 December 2020
UK based - and Royal Marine veteran-owned - immersive close combat training firm, 4GD, has announced a partnership with US defence equipment supplier Mountain Horse Solutions, to
in Defence / Events Posted 11 December 2020
Anson, the Royal Navy's latest Astute Class attack submarine, has officially been named in a virtual ceremony at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard today.
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