Lords Inquiry to Hear How Investment and Local Partnerships Shape Defence Growth
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will question investment and local-partnership experts on 1 September, examining what is holding back defence sector investment and what lessons Barrow’s Defence Growth Deal offers for the rest of the country. The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will hear evidence from investment and local-partnership specialists […]
MoD Funds Study into Extending Type 45 Destroyer Service Beyond 2035-38 Retirement Date
The Ministry of Defence has allocated funding to examine whether Type 45 destroyers will require extended service beyond their planned out-of-service date of 2035-38. The decision follows the abandonment of the Type 83 replacement programme, with the alternative Hybrid Navy concept of Common Combat Vessels and uncrewed platforms remaining immature. A parliamentary answer dated 27 […]
NCIA and Finland Complete Live Trials of GANDALF System to Counter GPS Jamming
NATO’s technology agency and Finnish forces have tested a system for detecting and locating GPS jamming and interference at sea and in the air, as disruption to satellite navigation signals becomes a growing threat to military and civilian operations alike. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has completed operational testing of an experimental system […]
New Paraglider Could Give British Troops an Innovative Way to Strike from the Sky
British soldiers could be equipped with rucksack-sized powered paragliders for covert missions in hostile territory, following development by a UK start-up. Backed by around £6 million from the Ministry of Defence (MOD), British start-up Blakcro has developed the UK’s first foot-launched military paraglider systems. A pilot can launch the system by running, powered only by […]
Capability Support Contract 2 – Pipeline Notice (UK1)
The Authority has a requirement to sustain and support a range of specialist mechanical, electro-mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, including diving and atmosphere monitoring equipment, used in a marine environment. Thi