The 50,000th simulated round has been fired from an AS90 Turret Trainer signalling savings of approximately £125 million to the Ministry of Defence. The trainer, based at Tidworth Garrison in Wiltshire, was first introduced in 2005 to train the commander, gunner and loader of an AS90 – a self-propelled 155mm Howitzer gun. It ...
Northrop Grumman has been appointed Phase I Swarm Systems Integrator as part of the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) programme. With appointment now official, Northrop Grumman is seeking participants to cultivate their own swarm-based tactics on the organisation’s first open architecture test bed. The defence specialist ...
Service personnel will be able to apply for enhanced flexible working opportunities following the Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill becoming law. The measures, which have now achieved Royal Assent, will allow some military personnel to serve part-time for defined periods. Consultation within the Armed Forces has found that personnel want more choice ...
The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has visited Australia to discuss reinforcing the modern partnership. In his first trip to Australia in his role as Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Williamson met his counterpart, Minister for Defence, Marise Payne, in Sydney. They examined how both allies can continue to adapt in ...
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