During a two-day visit to Japan, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace met with Japan’s Prime Minister Suga and Defence Minister Kishi and reaffirmed the UK and Japan’s shared values and close partnership in defence and security ahead of the visit of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group to Japan ...
The Defence Minister, Leo Docherty, has visited military families benefitting from newly refurbished homes at Catterick. The new homes have been completely refurbished by DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and contractors Amey, thanks to £200 million of additional funding for military accommodation, which was announced in Catterick ...
Official DPRTE event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded contracts worth £2 million during Map the Gap: Phase 2, a competition which aims to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems that help the military cross obstacles such as rivers, streams, bogs and other so-called ‘wet gaps’. Map the Gap, run ...
BAE Systems has received a $62 million contract from the US Army to deliver the next-generation 2-Color Advanced Warning System (2CAWS). The system provides aircrews with advanced threat detection capabilities, improving survivability and mission effectiveness in contested environments. This latest award is part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) and ...