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DPRTE 2021 sponsor KBR expands support to UK naval defence

Maritime April 15, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event sponsor, KBR, is expanding its presence in the UK naval defence sector with a new five year $470m contract to bring transformational change to the delivery of infrastructure services at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. KBR, working in a joint venture with BAE Systems, under the name KBS ...

DPRTE 2021 partner BAE Systems delivers more global support to Royal Navy than ever

Maritime April 13, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, BAE Systems, has revealed that it is now delivering deployed support to more of the Royal Navy’s OPVs than at any other time in its history. With the commissioning of HMS Spey, the final of five new OPVs, BAE Systems is now supporting eight OPVs in ...

DPRTE partner DASA showcases new space tech at demo-day

Air April 12, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) recently hosted the International Space Pitch Demo Day showcasing the latest space technology. In November 2020, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) hosted the world’s first International Space Pitch Day (ISPD) – a joint UK and US initiative to find and fast-track innovations ...

Dstl selects CGI to develop AI network for DASA Intelligent Ship Phase 2 competition

Maritime April 9, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded CGI a contract to continue to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) network for the second phase of Intelligent Ship project. This project aims to understand the potential for AI to revolutionise military decision-making, mission planning and automation ...