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Department for International Trade to support SMEs at DPRTE 2018

Homeland February 27, 2018

Howard Gibbs – Head of the Small Business Unit at DIT DSO – will address delegates at the DPRTE Export and Business Growth Zone to explain how the government is helping to support SMEs operating in the defence and security sectors. Official event partner: DIT DSO According to the Department for International ...

DPRTE 2018 places SME’s at the heart of MOD procurement

February 26, 2018

The Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2018 is primed to allow SMEs to discover their place in the UK’s £19 billion defence marketplace. The exhibition will be held on 27 March 2018 Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena and is considered the UK’s leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event. Held across ...

Dstl and Marines team up for Exercise TOXIC DAGGER

February 26, 2018

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and 40 Royal Marines have staged the UK’s biggest annual exercise to prepare troops for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) operations. Exercise TOXIC DAGGER is the largest exercise of its kind in the country and is supported by Dstl – official event partners at ...

Raytheon to overhaul Royal Canadian Navy Phalanx

Maritime February 26, 2018

Raytheon Canada Limited (RCL) is to overhaul and offer in-service support for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System on behalf of the Royal Canadian Navy, following a $330 million contract win. Official Prime Contractor Partner: Raytheon Raytheon manufactures Phalanx – a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20mm gun system designed to automatically acquire, track ...