Lieutenant-General Jim Hockenhull has outlined the changing character of the threat and the role of UK Defence. The UK’s adversaries are developing new ways of operating, backed up by cutting edge military capabilities that leverage advanced technologies, the Chief of Defence Intelligence today warns. In the first ever media briefing at Defence ...
General Dynamics recently conducted live crew clearance trials at MoD Pendine in South Wales – involving a British Army crew operating a CT40mm cannon and 7.62mm chain gun aboard their AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) for the first time. The AJAX AFV is a fully-digital, fully-integrated reconnaissance vehicle with the latest ...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded the Cost Price Analytical Capability (CPAC) contract. The contract will make DIO a more intelligent customer when costing infrastructure programmes. The first Discovery and Design phase of the contract is worth approximately £2m. The contract if fully taken would have a duration of 9 ...
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $183 million contract to produce High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and associated hardware. Lockheed Martin will produce and build 28 HIMARS at its Precision Fires Center of Excellence in Camden, Arkansas. The contract calls for launcher and associated equipment delivery starting in ...