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DPRTE 2019: The perfect showcase for suppliers

Homeland February 27, 2019

We are now only a month away from Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE), the UK’s premier defence procurement event of the year, taking place at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 28 March. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet directly with the UK’s leading defence suppliers, who will be demonstrating ...

Perspecta to provide cyberspace operations support to the US Army Cyber Command

Homeland February 26, 2019

Perspecta has been awarded the United States Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Cyberspace Operations Support task order. The program represents new work for the company and has a one-year base and four, one-year options, with a maximum ceiling value of $905.7 million. ARCYBER is the Army headquarters under United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and ...

Blighter’s E-scan radar chosen for Indian border security pilot

Homeland February 25, 2019

Blighter Surveillance Systems is to supply its E-scan ground surveillance radar to Dat-Con Defence for deployment along the Indian border. The Blighter radar was supplied to and deployed by Dat-Con Defence during 2018 as part of the Indian Government’s Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS). CIBMS is designed to establish a ...

Government sets out plans to limit drone misuse

Homeland February 22, 2019

The government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have unveiled a new partnership with the retailer Jessops, as part of a national campaign to increase public awareness of the rules around flying drones. Working with the CAA, the government is heavily pushing the campaign as part of efforts to educate the public ...