A report from the National Audit Office has told the Ministry of Defence that it will need to make an extra £6Bn of savings in its Equipment Plan if it is to remain affordable. Head of the National Audit Office, Sir Amyas Morse, described affordability of the Equipment Plan as at ...
New competition launched by Defence and Security Accelerator to keep Armed Forces safe and secure. The Minister for Defence and Procurement, Harriet Baldwin, has launched the Innovation Initiative’s £6M Accelerator Enduring Challenge today, seeking to fast-track the innovative ideas which will keep the UK and its Armed Forces safe and secure. Cutting ...
The MOD has announced that its Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Home Office’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) are to be integrated. Following a review that examined the best way to provide enduring and appropriate science and technology (S&T) support to the bodies, it was been ...
Gold standard employers launch new group to develop aims of Armed force Covenant and relations between Defence and employers. A new group of Armed Forces-friendly employers has launched, open to all UK organisations that hold a Gold Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award. The Alumni Group was suggested by design, engineering and ...