Defence Online

DPRTE Engage: QinetiQ examines how Coronavirus demonstrates the impact of greater Armed Forces agility

Homeland July 31, 2020

Writing for Defence Online, William Blamey, Managing Director of QinetiQ LTPA, highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the value of greater Armed  Forces agility. QinetiQ are official event partners at DPRTE Engage 2020. Over recent months Coronavirus has shocked the world and caused widespread harm to individuals, communities and to economies. With ...

New technology revolutionises the way people report crimes online

Homeland July 30, 2020

A pioneering tech system that has revolutionised the way people report crime online continues to be rolled out to police forces across the UK – in a bid to make the service fit for its 21st-century purpose. Used by 19 police forces across the country, Single Online Home – devised by the ...

Sir George Norton starts role as Commandant at the Royal College of Defence Studies

Homeland July 23, 2020

Sir George Norton has officially assumed the role of Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) from his predecessor Rear Admiral John Kingwell. Following 38 years of service in the British Army, Sir George most recently served as the UK military representative to NATO and the European Union. Sir George Norton said: ...

DPRTE Engage partner Dstl exceeds spend target with SMEs

Homeland July 23, 2020

DPRTE Engage Online 2020 partner, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), has exceeded its 2019/20 procurement spend target with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In 2019 Dstl highlighted its commitment to working with a wide range of innovative SMEs. The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has set an ambitious target that ...