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Viasat wins MOD Type 31 frigate SATCOM contract

Maritime November 5, 2020

Viasat UK has been awarded a contract to provide Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) for the new Type 31 frigates, to be delivered by Babcock Team 31, for the Royal Navy. UHF SATCOM is a mission-critical capability that will provide the Type 31 frigates with secure integrated voice and data ...

Building the new cyber regiment is no easy task for the MoD

Homeland October 29, 2020

Writing for Defence Online, Sascha Giese, Head Geek ™ , SolarWinds examines the challenges facing the creation of the MOD’s Cyber Regiment. In June, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the creation of a “cyber regiment,” whose role will be to protect the UK’s armed forces from cyberattack, while also working ...

MoD awards new military bridging contract to WFEL

Land October 15, 2020

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a new contract to WFEL for the supply of 17 Sets of its MGB Medium Girder Bridges. This contract award for WFEL follows a review of the MoD’s modular gap crossing capabilities, which aimed to draw together existing in-service capabilities into a single coherent capability. These ...

Next steps for future tri-service recruiting programme revealed

Land October 12, 2020

The Ministry of Defence has set out next steps in delivering a tri-service recruitment model for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. The new model, which will be in place from 2024, will help ensure that the quantity and quality of candidates meet the needs of all three ...