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New MOD Chief Information Officer appointed

Homeland January 11, 2018

Charles Forte has been appointed new Ministry of Defence Chief Information Officer and will be responsible for the development of MOD strategy and policy on all MOD Information and Communications Technology, including cybersecurity. Following an open competition to both internal military and civilian candidates and to candidates from outside the MOD, the ...

Beyond Battery Power: DASA seeks to take the advantage

Land January 3, 2018

Battles are controlled and won by those who create an advantage. As part of its efforts to realise this, the Ministry of Defence is seeking to widen the roles of robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) in resupply, logistics and other military functions. Key to their success will be finding new, innovative ...

DPRTE 2018: The UK’s Premier Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Event

December 13, 2017

Connecting the defence and security supply chain is Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE), the sector’s premier procurement event. Running in partnership with key defence organisations and trade associations including DE&S, Dstl, ADS and NDI, DPRTE will return to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 27 March 2018. DPRTE 2018 will bring ...

DPRTE 2018 – DE&S Procurement Pavilion

Homeland December 1, 2017

Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE), the sector’s premier procurement event, will return to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on 27 March 2018. At the heart of DPRTE 2018 will be the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Procurement Pavilion. Commanding an annual budget of £14 billion, DE&S is the body charged with ...