The Family Strategy, a new 10-year plan recognising the unique nature of military life and setting out bespoke support for service families, has been published by the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence envisage that the strategy will deliver lasting, cultural change over the next decade, bringing together innovative policies ...
QinetiQ has completed a £40 million programme of upgrades on the UNESCO World Heritage Site of St. Kilda. The upgrades, part of the Air Ranges Modernisation Programme, demonstrate QinetiQ’s commitment to modernising both the UK’s test and evaluation (T&E), and training facilities to maximise the MOD’s mission preparedness. As part of MOD ...
South Yorkshire-based MTL Advanced has been chosen to supply armoured steel for the production of the UK MoD’s Boxer Armoured Vehicle Programme, under a £-multi-million, multi-year contract awarded jointly by WFEL and parent company KMW. The armoured material will be used in the Boxer vehicle hull assembly, which will be fabricated ...
The defence landscape is continually evolving, and new threats are emerging and evolving faster than new capabilities can enter into service or be upgraded. Here, David Tuddenham, Group Managing Director at Chess Technologies, says that, while the defence procurement process can slow the pace of development, forward-thinking capability design and ...