James Heappey has been announced as the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence Procurement) as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson undertakes a minor reshuffle. Mr Heappey replaces Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who has taken up the role of Minister for the Armed Forces. Before entering politics, the new Minister served in ...
Saab has received an order for components and subsystems for full rate production systems for the US Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), which has the US designation AN/TPS-80. The initial order value is $31.9 million and the contract includes options for additional systems over a five-year period. G/ATOR provides ...
Now the dust has settled following the General Election, Defence Online looks at the potential impact on defence spending following the Conservative Party’s return to power. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party’s victory last week, buoyed by the largest Tory majority since 1987, is likely to result in a ...
The US Cyber Command and Space Command are improving efforts to encourage retention and strengthening their workforce. Representatives from the US Space Command and Cyber Command have spoken about the difficulties of staff retention and keeping the workforce on the mission. The DoD is offering incentives including bonuses to encourage the ...
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