The UK government has signed a contract worth over £230 million for the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Aircraft fleet with Boeing Defence UK (BDUK). Specialising in anti-submarine warfare, the Poseidon (P-8A) is the RAF’s multi-role maritime patrol aircraft. Working alongside the Royal Navy and close maritime allies such as the United States and Norway, Poseidon locates, …
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on whether to launch a market investigation into Motorola’s Airwave network – the mobile radio network used by all emergency services in Great Britain. The move follows concerns expressed about the impact of the dual role of Motorola as the owner of the company providing the …
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The US Defense Department has announced a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force – the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability. The new contracts are expected to be awarded by April 2022. “We are launching what we call the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, which will be …
The UK’s Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers will receive a £500 million upgrade to enhance their firepower capability. Two new contracts have been awarded with the aim of developing the air defence systems of the destroyers. MBDA UK has been awarded an 11-year contract to integrate the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) programme, often referred …
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The British Army has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the first time during Exercise Spring Storm, as part of Operation Cabrit in Estonia. Soldiers from the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade used an AI engine which provides information on the surrounding environment and terrain. Through the development of significant automation and smart analytics, the engine is …
Nedap’s AEOS physical access control system has received certification from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), the UK Government’s national technical authority for physical and personnel protective security. To gain approval, systems must go through detailed CPNI testing to ensure they meet the required standards and provide the intrinsic level of protection …
The US Department of Defense is currently looking for an advance command, control solution. The Joint All-Domain Command and Control’s (JADC2) strategy goal is to link networks and sensors to warfighters with shared data in cyber, land, sea, air and space across all of the military services and combatant commands in a secure manner and …
Biometric facial comparison technology has been implemented at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) as part of the US Customs and Border Protection Agency’s (CBP) efforts to secure and streamline international travel. “CBP is expanding the use of facial biometrics at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to provide travelers a safe, touchless international arrival process that …
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Registration is now open for the Fall semester of US Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) Education classes that run from August 23 to December 17, 2021. The courses have been designed to enhance analytical thinking and problem solving skills, as well as gain critical knowledge about principle concepts and facts that anyone who …
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The UK Ministry of Defence has agreed a £1.4 billion contract to modernise its Chinook fleet over the coming decade. The move will see 14 of the new H-47(ER) helicopters replace some of the country’s older models and modernise the UK’s heavy lift capabilities. “Proven on both UK and overseas operations time and again over …
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