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Supplying goods and services to the MoD can be easier when you employ ex-Service personnel, we speak to Forfusion’s Chief Technology Officer, Ian Musgrave.

Armed Services links helps IT consultancy succeed in security marketplace

June 16, 2017

Supplying goods and services to the Ministry of Defence can be easier when the supplier employs ex-Service personnel, as defence features writer Peter Jackson learns talking to Forfusion’s Chief Technology Officer, Ian Musgrave. Forfusion is a business and IT consultancy which has provided unified communications solutions to the Ministry of Defence ...

Picture shows a Army Commando (right) and police officer (left) on a security patrol at MoD Abbey Wood.

MOD Police help guard the nation

Land June 14, 2017

Following the terrorist attacks in the UK over the last month, Operation Temperer has seen the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) deploy large numbers of officers to the streets. The officers have been working closely with the various Home Office Police Forces that had requested support, as well as with the 1,000 ...

A soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales (2RWELSH) takes part in a virtual military simulation experiment at the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster yesterday (29 Jan). Story: Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh (2 R WELSH) have today completed the British Army’s largest ever virtual simulation exercise. Exercise URBAN WARRIOR 5 uses advanced science and technology as part of a cutting-edge experiment designed to help the Army better understand the battlefield of the future. Using virtual simulation at the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster, the Royal Welsh are pioneering future force training. As many as 190 soldiers fought various scenarios, with their every action monitored by a sophisticated system of computers and advanced simulation software. All information was collected for further analysis by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Niteworks Partnership who have developed the simulation programme.

Niteworks (Replacement) Stakeholder Industry Day

June 13, 2017

Notice of Postponement A Niteworks (Replacement) Stakeholder Industry Day was planned for Friday 9 June 2017. Due to ongoing departmental financial planning and uncertainties presented by the forthcoming general election, it has not been possible to define all elements of the future programme and target operating model with sufficient certainty to ...

The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and is the single largest customer for UK industry, putting a huge range of contracts, from utility services to aircraft carrier projects, out to competitive tender.

The tendering process in the Ministry of Defence

June 8, 2017

Every year, the Ministry of Defence spends £19 billion with UK industry. The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and is the single largest customer for UK industry, putting a huge range of contracts, from utility services to aircraft carrier projects, out to competitive tender. ...

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