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RAF Force Protection complete short term training team programme in Nigeria

Air January 13, 2020

RAF Force Protection staff have completed a short term training team exercise in Nigeria teaching specialist skills. The Royal Air Force Police and the Royal Air Force Regiment formed a short term training team which taught specialist skills in Nigeria. RAF Force Protection deployed a short term training team in Nigeria ...

Babcock secures contract to provide small boat support to the MOD

Maritime September 18, 2019

Boat manufacturer Babcock has secured a contract to provide small boat support to the MOD including maintenance and repair. Under the new contract, Babcock will provide small boat support to the Royal Marines, Royal Navy, and MOD Police for six and a half years. The company will work on reliability monitoring, ...

Call for strategic approach as police rolls out facial recognition technology

Homeland August 15, 2019

South Wales Police have confirmed their intention to use facial recognition technology – rolling the application out to 50 police officers for an initial three-month trial. This introduction comes at a time when the effectiveness of facial recognition technology is still being challenged in court.  Despite the decision by the Prime ...

Australian Defence Force hands over patrol boat to Samoa

Maritime August 3, 2019

The Australian Navy has handed over a patrol boat to Samoa to improve maritime cooperation in the South Pacific. The Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) was officially given to Samoa during an event at the Austal Shipyard on 16 August in Western Australia. The vessel is one of 21 in the Pacific ...