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Permanent protection from higher tax for military personnel in Scotland

Land July 13, 2020

More than 7,000 troops left out of pocket by higher taxes in Scotland will again be protected in the next financial year. An annual payment will continue to be provided to serving personnel earning £28,443 or more a year to make sure that all British troops, regardless of where they are ...

Barrus secures new seven-year contract from the MoD

Maritime July 7, 2020

Barrus has signed a new seven-year contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the delivery of engine support to maintain the capability of MoD boats The scope of the agreement covers the supply, overhaul, and repair of all outboard engines, Yanmar inboard diesel engines, and related post-design services and ...

UK Apache AH-64E Helicopter programme to benefit from airworthiness management system

Air July 6, 2020

tlmNexus will be supporting the UK’s Apache AH-64E programme as part of the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Apache Capability Sustainment Programme Project under the existing Airworthiness Issue Management System (AIMS) contract. The Apache helicopters, which will be flown by the Army Air Corps, will be the latest ...

Defence pledges to evolve faster in the years ahead

Land July 6, 2020

The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has met with the MOD’s senior leadership, challenging Defence to evolve faster in response to the emerging threats and opportunities brought by the rapidly changing post-Covid world. The ‘away day’ meeting, which brought together ministers, senior civil servants, and the Chiefs of the British Army, Royal ...