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DE&S to award contracts on £1bn HTCDF

Defence

DE&S to award contracts on £1bn HTCDF

13 May 2024

Britain’s development of a sovereign hypersonic strike capability is taking a giant leap forward, as 90 organisations from industry and academia secure a place on a £1 billion transformational Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) agreement set up to rapidly progress advanced hypersonic missile capabilities.

Babcock to support French Government

Aerospace Security

Babcock to support French Government's H145-C2s

13 May 2024

Babcock France and Airbus Helicopters have been awarded a new contract to support the EC145 fleet of the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile and the Gendarmerie Nationale.

NI companies to highlight region

Aerospace Events

NI companies to highlight region's aerospace and supply chain at AIX

13 May 2024

Three Northern Ireland based companies are set to highlight supply chain excellence and the value of Northern Ireland’s thriving aerospace manufacturing sector to the global market, at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), which takes place in Hamburg from 28th to 30th May.

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Issue 1, Vol. 14: ADVANCE March - May 2024

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Police Scotland to host 62nd annual National Police Dog Trials

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Police Scotland to host 62nd annual National Police Dog Trials

13 May 2024

Police Scotland will host the 62nd annual National Police Dog Trials from Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd May.

UK Armed Forces and families provided 1,000+ refurbished homes

Defence

UK Armed Forces and families provided 1,000+ refurbished homes

13 May 2024

Over a thousand properties have been brought back into use for the Armed Forces and their families thanks to a £400 million investment in military accommodation.

Airbus to unveil Agnet Turnaround at CCW 2024

Aerospace Events

Airbus to unveil Agnet Turnaround at CCW 2024

13 May 2024

Airbus will officially unveil its Agnet Turnaround solution, a new smart and secure collaborative platform to address and overcome challenges in the aviation industry, at Critical Communications World (CCW) 2024, taking place in Dubai 14th-16th May.

BCB to build Firedragon factory in Ukraine

Defence Security

BCB to build Firedragon factory in Ukraine

13 May 2024

BCB International Ltd have won a UK Government grant that will allow for the implementation of the FireDragon Fuel for Ukraine (FFU) project.

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DE&S procures EOD robots from L3 Harris for British Army

Defence

DE&S procures EOD robots from L3 Harris for British Army

10 May 2024

New high-tech Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Remote Controlled Vehicles are to provide greater protection for soldiers and the public under a new deal negotiated by DE&S on behalf of the British Army with Tewkesbury based L3 Harris Technologies.

Manchester Airport enjoys record-breaking April

Aerospace

Manchester Airport enjoys record-breaking April

10 May 2024

Manchester Airport has continued its record-breaking run with its busiest April yet, as over 2.4 million passengers flew through the airport during April – up from 2.2 million in 2023 and 25,000 more than the previous record in April 2019.

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Bringing innovation to life

Features

Bringing innovation to life

10 May 2024

Paul Adams, Director and aerospace and defence sector specialist at management consultancy Vendigital, defines the risks and challenges involved in taking innovative aerospace and defence products to market.

Putting land equipment capability in the hands of military and defence personnel

Focus

Putting land equipment capability in the hands of military and defence personnel

13 March 2024

DVD2024 marks more than two-decades of the most significant exhibition for Defence industry, DE&S Delivery Teams, Army HQ and Defence community users of Land Equipment. Staged at UTAC Millbrook since 2003, DVD is a two-day event, which will take place on 18th and 19th September 2024.

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Defence

DIO helps underpin NATO’s largest exercise in decades

5 April 2024

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been enabling and supporting Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest military exercise since the Cold War.

Defence Events

MoD Sanctuary Awards celebrate sustainability and conservation

21 March 2024

The 33rd annual Ministry of Defence (MoD) Sanctuary Awards held earlier this week, have recognised the outstanding sustainability and conservation efforts across the MoD in the past year.

Defence

NATO DIANA expands network

18 March 2024

NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is significantly expanding its transatlantic network of accelerator sites and test centres - doubling in size to more than 200 affiliated sites - which includes five additional UK test centres.

Defence

MoD releases unseen DragonFire LDEW footage

11 March 2024

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) - along with its defence industry partners MBDA, Leonardo and Qinetiq - is publishing ‘never seen before’ declassified footage of the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system, in action over the skies of the Hebrides.

Defence

British Army conducts Ajax subarctic trials

8 March 2024

The British Army’s new generation of armoured fighting vehicles, Ajax, has been put through its paces during cold weather trials in Tåme, Sweden.

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May 2024

13 - 15 May 2024
13 - 15 May 2024
21 - 23 May 2024
22 - 23 May 2024

June 2024

5 - 9 June 2024
12 - 13 June 2024
17 - 21 June 2024
25 - 26 June 2024

September 2024

October 2024

16 - 18 October 2024
22 - 26 October 2024
29 - 31 October 2024
30 - 31 October 2024

November 2024

18 - 20 November 2024

December 2024

3 - 5 December 2024

February 2025

17 - 21 February 2025

March 2025

25 - 30 March 2025

May 2025

6 - 8 May 2025
21 - 23 May 2025

June 2025

16 - 22 June 2025

September 2025

9 - 12 September 2025