WFEL has commenced production of Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicles for the British Army at its new manufacturing plant in the North West of England. It is a number of years since any new armoured vehicles have been manufactured in the UK. The fabrication of vehicle sub-assemblies has been taking place over the ...
Writing for Defence Online, Tim Williams, Business Development Manager, QinetiQ, discusses battlefield communications and the need for increased investment to fully achieve the PACE method. Command and Control (C2) communications are inherently complex, but also unavoidably essential, meaning in depth planning is always needed to establish them. And when implementing them ...
The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Ministers gathered in Helsinki, Finland to set the roadmap from which the JEF’s 10 northern European nations will evolve to tackle shared threats. The JEF is a multinational force made up of 10 like-minded, northern European nations; the UK – as Framework Nation – together with ...
Sparrows Group has secured a contract to support a dockyard in the south west of England, marking the company’s first large project in the defence sector. The deal will see Sparrows design, code, install, and test control system upgrades for seven dock cranes, which will significantly futureproof the assets, ensuring the reliability and safety of operations at the base. As part of the scope ...