Exhibitors at the annual Seawork exhibition and conference received expert support in export from DIT Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO) Military Export Support Team. UK SMEs exhibiting at the event, and wanting to increase their overseas defence/security sales potential, benefitted from on hand advice from the team. Giving informal advice and ...
Speaking at the annual Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare Conference, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced a £48M training contract for Apache air and ground crew. The six year contract will support around Apache crew at Dorset, Hampshire and Suffolk bases, with some 700 personnel, including 50 pilots ...
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £260M contract to supply the UK’s with the next generation of secure Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) technology. The work will sustain around 150 jobs in Luton, the West of England, Edinburgh and across the UK supply chain. The system, Mode-5, was developed for the MoD ...
Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, has been spending time with Scottish SMEs to promote UK investment, innovation and support for Scottish industry. Meeting employers and apprentices near Edinburgh, the Minister also met Scottish SMEs at the Defence Suppliers Forum, held at defence company Leonardo’s facility near Edinburgh. The Forum builds ...