Battery manufacturer and supplier, Lincad, has been awarded a twelve-month extension of its battery supply contract with defence and logistics company, Team Leidos. The contract will see Lincad continue supplying a range of primary batteries for distribution to British armed forces deployed around the world. The batteries are mostly lithium chemistry, with ...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) published its annual Defence Data report for the year 2019, detailing defence spending by the 26 EDA Member States. In 2019, total defence expenditure stood at €186 billion, marking a 5% increase on 2018, and making it the highest level ever recorded by EDA since it ...
The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has travelled to Kenya and Somalia to enhance security cooperation in the battle against terror group Al Shabaab and other shared threats. Mr Wallace signed a refreshed security cooperation agreement following high-level talks with Dr Fred Matiang’i, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for the Interior, and Dr Monica ...
PPM Systems has designed and produced 90 custom filters for the British Army spectrum team based at Blandford Camp to support the Army’s Battlefield Tactical Communication and Information Systems (BATCIS) programme to upgrade its capability. The custom filters made by PPM Systems include multiple designs of narrow band cavity filters in ...