What Lessons Can be Learnt from Defence Supply Chain Best Practice?
Writing exclusively for the DPRTE Community, Derek Stirling, Operations Director – Defence UK&I at GXO, asks: What lessons can be learnt from defence supply chain best practice? As today’s global security environment becomes more complex, defence procurement to increase sovereign capability is intensifying. At the same time, the UK defence sector is undergoing a significant […]
Army & Navy Launch Joint Strike Drone Trials
Both the Royal Navy and the British Army have jointly tested a domestically produced One-Way Effector (OWE) Uncrewed Air System (UAS), designed for use in both maritime and land operations, for the first time. The Nyan OWE, designed and built by BAE Systems’ entity Callen-Lenz, is a small uncrewed aircraft with a 2.9-metre wingspan, designed […]
Ground Broken in Major Rolls Royce Expansion to Support National Endeavour
Rolls-Royce Submarines has officially ‘broken ground’ and started foundational work on its new manufacturing facility, as part of plans to double the size of its entire Raynesway site in Derby. This wider expansion activity will help meet the increased demand from both the UK and the Australian Royal Navies, to boost manufacturing output for current […]