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WFEL wins MOD contract to manufacture armoured vehicles

Land February 13, 2020

Specialist manufacturer WFEL has won a £2.3billion contract to produce armoured vehicles for the MOD. WFEL, a subsidy of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, will supply the MOD with armoured vehicles for the Army’s Strike Brigades and aim to source material from UK suppliers. Under the contract, a significant portion of ...

DOD releases budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year

Land February 12, 2020

The US Department of Defense has released a budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year after increasing military spending in recent years. The Pentagon has released a budget proposal for 2021 based on the requested $705.4billion promised to the DOD. This budget resources four focus areas to build a more agile ...

QinetiQ acquires NSC for cyber training

Land February 12, 2020

QinetiQ has acquired NSC to deliver cyber training services as part of QinetiQ’s existing teams. NSC (Newman & Spurr Consultancy) will provide cyber training services across QinetiQ and retain its current management. It will be most closely associated with QinetiQ’s Cyber, Information & Training (CIT) business while offering pan-QinetiQ capability. The increased ...

Dstl to look at increased SME spending

Land February 11, 2020

Dstl is expected to highlight increased SME spending this year at Venturefest 2020. Dstl Chief Executive Gary Aitkenhead will explore recent increases in SME spending when he speaks at this year’s Venturefest. This year (2019/20) Dstl has already committed to spend £41 million on research directly with SMEs, up from £38 ...