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£35M five-year R&T contract awarded for NNPP

Maritime January 18, 2017

Amec Foster Wheeler has secured a £35M contract with UK MoD to supply research and technology services to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme (NNPP). Worth some £35M over five years, the contract will be carried out at Amec Foster Wheeler’s offices in Warrington and Dorchester, securing 70 highly skilled jobs. Experienced ...

MOD looking for host for Armed Forces Day in 2018

Land January 13, 2017

The Ministry of Defence is inviting expressions of interest from communities across the UK to become host for the tenth annual Armed Forces Day National event. In 2018 will see Armed Forces Day celebrate ten years of supporting the Armed Forces Community, from serving personnel and reserves to veterans, cadets and ...

New eyes in the sky for Royal Navy

Maritime January 12, 2017

Following three years of sea-based trials, BAE Systems’ Artisan 3D radar system has received the go ahead from the Royal Navy after it has proved its worth in a operational capability. The five-year £105M contract with BAE Systems will see the company develop, manufacture and support 19 of the radars, the ...

Launch event for Accelerator Enduring Challenge

January 10, 2017

An innovation networking event is taking place in London on 26 January 2017 to launch the Accelerator Enduring Challenge. It’s a unique opportunity for industry and academia to engage with a wide range of Ministry of Defence personnel – from the Defence and Security Accelerator, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory technical ...