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DIO to crack down on illegal activity on Salisbury Plain

Land July 10, 2018

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) staff on Salisbury Plain have been issued with newly branded vehicles in a bid to crackdown on the number of illegal incursions taking place on the training area. The marked 4×4 vehicles will be used later this month during Operation Aston, a joint operation run by the ...

DIO restores Bulford Kiwi monument on Salisbury Plain

Homeland July 5, 2018

A historic chalk monument on Salisbury Plain has been restored by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) with the help of partners and the local community. DIO has worked with partners Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc), the army, the New Zealand High Commission and local volunteers to restore a kiwi carved into the ...

Giant of the Skies: Atlas finds a new home at Brize Norton

June 20, 2018

Finding a home for the Royal Air Force’s mammoth A400M Atlas aircraft is no easy task. Designed and built to operate in the toughest locations, the aircraft will enhance the UK’s strategic capability and can carry up to 37 tonnes over a range of 2000 nautical miles and has a wingspan of nearly 42.5 metres.   A ...

A Worthy effort: Skanska helps the MOD create a sustainable estate

June 13, 2018

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is working on a £300 million project to deliver the new Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration (DCLPA) at Worthy Down. Defence Online editor Matt Brown speaks with Sally Groom, Senior Environmental Advisor at Skanska – principal contractor and DIO’s industry partner on the project – to discuss improving the environmental performance of the ...