UK MOD and partner company Leonardo Helicopters have announced the launch of the second phase of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) demonstrator programme. The two-year jointly funded programme will help develop concepts for future unmanned rotary wing/VTOL aircraft operations, and draws on the successful demonstrations held at Unmanned Warrior ...
Letter to Suppliers As you are aware the Ministry of Defence (MoD) implemented the new Contracting Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) system in December 2017. To date £5.95bn has been paid to suppliers (since the start of cut-over on 27 October) and 83,500 invoices processed in CP&F since go live on 2 December. ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has announced the formation of a world class panel which will help challenge and drive the Ministry of Defence’s innovation agenda. In a speech at the University of Oxford, Sir Michael addressed engineering students, academics, and apprentices as he announced three members of the new Defence Innovation Advisory ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has confirmed £1.7Bn is to be invested upgrading Scottish military bases as the MOD’s Defence Board convened in Edinburgh for the first time. Sir Michael outlined how Scotland will host several additional key Defence capabilities by 2020 to the Board and recognised its unique contribution to ...