The Ministry of Defence’s estate management strategy has been criticised as “risky” and “uncertain” by the National Audit Office (NAO). The strategy ‘A Better Defence Estate’ published by the MOD this week sets out its vision that will enable ‘Infrastructure that is affordable and optimised to enable Defence capabilities, outputs and ...
The European Union is to increase its military research budget for the first time in six years after UK dropped its opposition to the plan. EU governments agreed to increase the 2017 funding of the European Defence Agency by 1.6%, in line with inflation. The rise will see the budget rise ...
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is to share a new C-IED tool with its participating Member States as part of its continued effects to improve Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) capabilities. Operating within the umbrella of the existing Framework Cooperation Agreement with the C-IED Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Spain, a new ...
Technology business General Dynamics Mission Systems – UK has been commissioned to design a next-generation tactical information gateway for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, as part of the Netherlands Improved Operational Soldier System (VOSS) programme. The gateway is based on the NATO STANAG 4677 standard and will enable the exchange of ...