British Armed Forces

Europe Naval 

BAE Systems Wins Contracts Totalling £112M to Support Small Boats Across UK

September 13, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAE Systems, British Armed Forces, Pacific 24 RIB, Rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB RIB), Royal Navy, UK

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Boats in Service Support (BISS) contract to BAE Systems to support and

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Europe Naval 

UK MOD Signs £177 Million Deal to Support Thousands of Boats Used by UK’s Armed Forces

September 13, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Babcock International, BAE Systems, British Armed Forces, Griffon Hoverwork, Holyhead Marine, Marine Specialised Technology Ltd (MST), UK, UK Defence Equipment and Support ( DE&S )

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a new £177 million deal to support thousands of boats used by the

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Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

UK to Deploy 250 Troops to Mali on Peacekeeping Operations

July 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Mali, UK, UN MINUSMA, UN Peacekeeping Force

The UK Defence Secretary has announced that UK Armed Forces will deploy to Eastern Mali in 2020 in support of

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C4ISR Europe 

Airbus to Run UK MOD’s Land C4ISR Test Centre

July 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Blandford Camp, British Armed Forces, C4ISR, UK

Airbus has agreed a five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to manage test and reference services to

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Directed-energy weapons Europe 

UK MoD Seeking to Develop New Directed Energy Weapon Systems

July 10, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser weapon, Novel Weapons Programme (UK MoD), Radio Frequency (RF) Weapon, UK

In a Prior Information Notice (PIN) published this week, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced that it is seeking

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Europe Misc 

Rheinmetall, UK Defence Procurement Agency Sign Framework Agreement for Procurement of Infantry Ammunition

July 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Rheinmetall, Small-Caliber Ammunition, UK, UK Defence Equipment and Support ( DE&S )

Rheinmetall AG and the UK’s defence procurement agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), signed a new framework agreement to enable

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Europe Misc 

QinetiQ Signs Agreement with UK MOD to Modernize 16 Critical Defence Facilities

April 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Partnership agreement, QinetiQ, UK

QinetiQ has signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to modernise 16 of the country’s critical

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Air Europe 

UK Announces Initial Operational Capability for its Land-Based F-35B Lightning Fleet

January 10, 2019March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments British Armed Forces, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, RAF Marham, Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy, UK

The United Kingdom has formally announced Initial Operational Capability for its land-based F-35B Lightning fleet, becoming the 5th service to

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Europe Training & Simulation 

QinetiQ Joins Cobham Team For UK MoD’s ASDOT Programme

November 22, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 3SDL, Aggressor squadron, Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT), British Armed Forces, Cobham, Draken International, Live Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Simulation, QinetiQ, UK

Cobham announced that QinetiQ will join Draken International and 3SDL as a member of the Cobham team to develop solutions

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Air Europe 

UK to Double Its F-35 Lightning II Stealth Aircraft Fleet with 17-Jet Order

November 15, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments British Armed Forces, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy, UK

The UK is set to double its number of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets after ordering 17 more aircraft,

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