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AWE renews strategic alliance with Cranfield

Homeland October 4, 2016

Cranfield University and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) have renewed the strategic alliance agreement between the two institutions. The renewal was signed at Cranfield at a Strategic Alliance Board of Management meeting attended by Cranfield Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Peter Gregson, and AWE Chief Scientist Professor Andrew Randewich. The strategic alliance with ...

Update Notification of P2P System Downtime and the Introduction of the Contracting Purchasing & Finance System

Homeland October 4, 2016

CONTRACTING, PURCHASING AND FINANCE REVISED DATES The current P2P system will be taken down at 18:00 hours on 27th October 2016 The new CP&F system will be switched on – 18th November 2016.  All previous dates are to be ignored. How Will This Affect Suppliers Suppliers will be affected by the introduction of ...

£1.3Bn of defence investment underway

Homeland October 4, 2016

Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, has announced that construction has begun on the UK’s new nuclear submarines with the commencement of Delivery Phase I. The £1.3Bn of new investment is being undertaken with BAE Systems as part of the Successor project. The next phase of works has commenced, with the manufacturing work ...

Harriet Baldwin visits Washington DC

Homeland October 3, 2016

  The Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriet Baldwin reaffirmed to UK’s close relationship with the US in her visit Washington DC, where she met with US Deputy Secretary of Defence Robert Work. The US has an old and close relationship with the UK, through NATO, UN Security Council membership and as leading ...