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MOD highlights need for robust cyber resilience in response to Ukraine crisis

Homeland February 24, 2022

The crisis in Ukraine has prompted the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to remind its partners and the defence supply chain to revisit the strength of their cyber security in readiness for any potential attack from Russia. Russia has a reputation for carrying out cyber-attacks and a number of leading organisations have ...

MOD publishes its Strategy for Defence Infrastructure

Land February 3, 2022

Official DPRTE 2022 event partner, the Ministry of Defence, has published its Strategy for Defence Infrastructure – outlining its plans for the transformation and development of the Defence estate. The Strategy provides the framework for the transformation and modernisation of the Defence estate and development of its assets over the coming ...

£460 million logistics contract to sustain more than 600 UK jobs

Land January 7, 2022

The Ministry of Defence has announced that a logistics system critical to UK Armed Forces operations worldwide will be supported under a new five-year, £460 million contract with Boeing Defence UK. The contract supports implementation of the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper, published last year, which placed an emphasis on more productive, active ...

Another UK SME joins UK Boxer Programme

Land December 10, 2021

As production of Boxer vehicles is now well underway at WFEL’s new state-of-the-art Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle production facility in Stockport, a further UK supply chain contract has been signed for the provision of Periscopes and Windows. Cwmbran-based GuS Periscopes will supply WFEL with Periscope and Window Systems for the Boxer ...