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PENTAXIA: Rate and Volume Production of Lightweight, High-strength Composite Flight Components

July 2, 2024

PENTAXIA is leading in the rate and volume production of lightweight, high-strength composite components for Defence, Aerospace and Automotive applications. Challenge A defence client required a carbon fibre, high-strength, lightweight flight component at volume (400 units) within a 4-week lead time. Solution PENTAXIA is a leading UK composite contract manufacturer renowned for its press ...

NATO demand for Calian’s realistic real-world immersive military training

April 17, 2024

Calian has been providing training to NATO for fifteen years, delivering over 75 large-scale exercises. Calian has supported diverse exercises, including for high-intensity, counterinsurgency and peace support operations, wargames and nuclear deterrence.  Calian supports complex NATO exercises with subject matter experts, role players, scenario developers, and with master events lists. Given ...

AWE: Playing a crucial role in nuclear defence

February 22, 2024

For more than 70 years, AWE has played a crucial role in the UK Government’s nuclear defence strategy. Working to support the defence of our country, our mission is to support national and international security as an arms-length body of the Ministry of Defence. Our role in nuclear defence is to design, manufacture, ...

BT x MOD: 26 years of benefits and collaboration

Land January 30, 2024

For the past twenty-six years, BT has been a trusted and reliable partner to the Ministry of Defence. Through technological innovation and collaboration, together they’ve achieved brilliant things. The beginning of DFTS Before the start of the DFTS (Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service) Agreement, over 50 different voice and data networks were in ...