BAE Systems has received an order from the Norwegian Army for 20 additional CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to increase the combat power of its existing fleet. The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency awarded the more than $50 million contract that will increase the Army’s fleet to 164 vehicles as part of its ...
A £180 million contract to deliver cutting edge threat detection technology for the British Army’s new Boxer vehicles will support hundreds of jobs in Glasgow, it has been announced. The 10-year Remote Weapons Stations (RWS) contract will protect over 700 jobs at Thales UK’s Glasgow site while supporting 30 apprenticeships. It uses ...
The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed to fellow Defence Ministers representing NATO’s 30 members that the UK will scale up its own commitment in line with the Alliance’s expansion of NATO Mission Iraq. The virtual Defence Ministerial also provided the opportunity for the Defence Secretary to detail to allies how ...
The UK and Australian governments are funding innovative proposals to integrate advanced materials into military platforms such as armoured vehicles. Defence research and development ties between the UK and Australia have been strengthened further under a bilateral international program to accelerate the integration of advanced materials into military platforms. Nine teams of ...