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First UK Manufacture of MoD’s Boxer vehicles takes step closer with significant contracts signed

Land November 27, 2020

ARTEC consortium member, KMW, has concluded a further contractual agreement with WFEL for the production over ten years of Boxer Vehicle Drive Module fabricated hulls – together with a further contract for the Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) of approximately half of the 500 vehicles to be supplied to the ...

‘Bigger, bolder and back’ – DPRTE 2021 event launched

Land November 24, 2020

DPRTE, the UK’s leading defence procurement and supply chain event, is back for 2021. The event will take place in an innovative hybrid format both live in venue and streamed online. Following the success in September of the online iteration of the event, DPRTE Engage, the move to offer both a ...

National Cyber Force strengthens UK’s cyber capabilities

Homeland November 23, 2020

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said the UK’s cyber capabilities to disrupt adversaries and keep the UK safe has been transformed by the new National Cyber Force (NCF). In a speech on defence spending, the Mr Johnson avowed the GCHQ and Ministry of Defence (MoD) partnership which is conducting cyber ...

Record defence pledge to protect Scottish security and jobs

Homeland November 20, 2020

Scotland and the whole of the UK will be better protected and able to play a more active role defending the UK’s allies and values following the landmark defence investment announced by the Prime Minister. A £16.5 billion boost to the defence budget over the next four years will ensure the ...