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QinetiQ has been awarded a £67 million contract to facilitate the delivery of the United Kingdom’s first laser directed energy weapons (LDEW) to the Royal Navy, with installation scheduled to begin in 2027. This award is a significant component of a broader £316 million production contract recently granted by the ...


Chess Dynamics, a subsidiary of the Cohort plc Group, has secured a £1.4 million contract from a major weapon system prime contractor to supply Hawkeye Electro-Optical Surveillance Systems (EOSS). The agreement, announced in January 2026, will see the advanced targeting technology integrated into mobile air defence units, addressing a critical ...


Defence Medical Services (DMS) has awarded a £2.5 million contract to Avenue3, a Leeds-based digital healthcare consultancy, to advance the implementation of Project Mercury. This initiative, managed under the Cyber & Specialist Operation Command, focuses on the development of a Deployed Clinical Record system designed to provide military clinicians with ...


The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formalised its intent to modernise the British Army’s heavy engineering capabilities through a £64.5 million mid-life update (MLU) for the Titan and Trojan armoured vehicles. According to a transparency notice published by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the proposed contract is set to be ...


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