Scotland at the Strategic Centre: Inside the Inaugural Scottish Defence Summit
A review of the Scottish Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit, Glasgow Glasgow hosted a defining moment for the UK defence community on 20 May as BIP Solutions, in partnership with ADS Scotland, convened the inaugural DPRTE Scottish Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit (SDS). With a packed room of prime contractors, SMEs, academia, MOD […]
MoD Awards Contracts to Thirteen British Innovators in Hunt for Next Defence Unicorn
Thirteen British technology companies have been awarded contracts worth up to £4 million each through the Ministry of Defence’s accelerated contracting vehicle Commercial X, as the government moves to open up new routes into defence for small and innovative businesses, less than four months after the programme was announced. The contracts span quantum sensing, autonomous […]
Honeywell and Polish Defence Group to Establish Europe’s Only Abrams Tank Engine Service Centre
Honeywell and Polish state defence company Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 (WZL-1) have signed an agreement to establish an authorised maintenance, repair and overhaul centre for the AGT 1500 gas turbine engine that powers the M1 Abrams tank, creating what will be the only facility of its kind in Europe. The service centre, to be […]
Serco Wins £65 Million US Army Contract
Serco has been awarded a five-year contract worth more than £65 million ($90 million) by the US Army to continue supporting the Planning Programming Budgeting Business Operating System, adding another significant win to a defence portfolio that now spans multiple nations and services. The contract covers comprehensive IT and mission support for the development and […]