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DPRTE 2018: Open innovation and the opportunity for you

Homeland February 20, 2018

With DPRTE 2018 – the UK’s leading defence procurement and supply chain event – on the horizon, focus now shifts towards the packed events programme at hand. Official Event Partner: Knowledge Transfer Network A myriad of keynote speakers, defence sector experts and distinguished exhibitors await, with in-depth contributors divvied up between five ...

Lockheed Martin secures $524 million contract for PAC-3 missiles

Homeland February 15, 2018

The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defence capabilities under a $524 million contract modification for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors. The contract modifications include PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE missile deliveries, launcher modification kits, associated equipment and ...

Dstl launches 2018 Apprenticeship Scheme

Homeland February 13, 2018

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has launched its 2018 apprenticeship recruitment campaign with cyber security, electrical engineering and project management among a range of roles available. Following on from the success of 2017, Dstl – event partners at DPRTE 2018 – has continued to expand its apprenticeship scheme, this year ...

Counter-terrorism forces to receive funding in response to Parsons Green

Homeland February 9, 2018

Counter-terrorism forces are to receive a further £4 million over the course of 2018 to cover the cost of last September’s Parsons Green terror attack. The funding follows a previously announced £24 million contribution in response to high profile attacks in London and Manchester last year. In September 2017 a botched improvised ...