Posts Tagged ‘Ministry of Defence’
More than £90M is to be invested as part of a world-class helicopter simulation centre designed to ready the next generation of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots for operational duty. These state-of-the-art simulators will put prospective pilots through their paces, replicating such high pressure scenarios as blizzard conditions, ...
Outfitting our Armed Forces one stitch at a time
October 25, 2017Pristine uniforms have helped make Britain’s Armed Forces the envy of the wider world. And yet, the efforts of our Army tailors are so often overlooked. Defence Online finds out more about their vital contribution to the UK military. To a certain extent, the master tailor is the unsung hero of ...
Shoring up the Falklands: defence infrastructure upgrade takes shape
October 17, 2017Defence features writer Robert Atherton explores the many ways in which the UK Government is modernising aged infrastructure across the Falkland Islands. The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands has long been contested by Argentina. It remains a matter of some concern for the UK Government even now, despite last year’s promising ...
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to outfit the United States, United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M‑TADS/PNVS) systems as part of a tranche of orders worth an estimated $337M. Each award forms part of an initial task order under a ...
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