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UK’s defence network hailed

Homeland January 11, 2017

The work of UK military diplomats has been praised by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, at the annual gathering of Defence Attachés. The Defence Secretary hosted British Defence Attachés in London where he outlined the UK’s priorities for 2017, praised the work undertaken, and encouraged the Defence Attachés to take advantage of ...

$600M contract for Raytheon missile upgrade

Air January 5, 2017

Raytheon has been awarded the contract to upgrade the missile defence systems of an undisclosed member of the Patriot nations. 13 nations own and operate the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System and this contract will upgrade the nation’s system to the most current and advanced configuration available, Configuration 3+. Configuration ...

UK Security industry booming

Homeland January 5, 2017

ADS, the UK security industry trade association, released figures last month that show export growth for the industry is booming. The figures, collated annually, show that the growth is into double-digits: up 18% on 2015 and generating some £4Bn for the UK economy, a clear indication of the UK’s developing ...

First BAE ACV rolls out to US Marines

Land December 16, 2016

The first of 16 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) developed by BAE Systems has been received by the US Marine Corps. The vehicle was handed over at a ceremony this week at BAE’s York, Pennsylvania facility, and provides the Marines with a fully amphibious, ship-launchable & recoverable, 8×8 wheeled combat vehicle. As a ...