Defence Online’s Victoria Maggiani speaks exclusively to members of the defence business community about the Initiative. This Autumn saw Defence Secretary Michael Fallon launch the Defence Innovation Initiative, a scheme to promote home-grown innovation in the defence sector. The £800M fund is backed by IRIS (innovation and research insights unit) and the ...
During a recent visit to the UK, Croatian President Grabar-Kitarovic, has been welcomed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. The two met to discuss the growing defence relationship between the UK and Croatia, following Croatia’s confirmation it would contribute a Military Police platoon to NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force ...
A collaboration of BAE Systems, QinetiQ and DE&S, has resulted in the long-term NCSISS contract awarded to BAE Systems. The contract is an extension of the initial phase awarded in March 2012 and will see BAE Systems’ engineers supporting the key in-service Royal Naval ships from BAE Systems’ Maritime Integration Support Centre ...
When it comes to defence technology, the proof is in the proving. The only way to provide soldiers with reliable equipment is through rigorous testing, but with new technologies come new challenges to this process. Stuart Brown, General Manager at Element Materials Technology Here, Stuart Brown, General Manager at Element Materials Technology’s ...