Posts Tagged ‘SME’
Defence Procurement Minister confirms MOD SME spend commitment
November 2, 2016Speaking in a House of Commons debate on 12th September, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence Harriet Baldwin MP reiterated the UK Government’s commitment to see 25% of defence spending go to small and medium sized enterprises by 2020. Ms Baldwin said: “Small businesses are crucial for ...
Winning government defence business
October 31, 2016An American SME perspective US SME Qwaltec has secured its first prime supplier contract with the US Navy, which it hopes will lead to bigger things. Defence writer Mark Lane talked to Qwaltec Chief Executive Shawn Linam about the company’s recent win, and the challenges SMEs face when bidding for US ...
Senior advisors to SME’s have participated in their first Member States’ SME Point of Contacts (PoCs) last week at the Agency premises in Brussels. The latest meeting was devised to look at the implementation of the 2016 priorities of the EDA SME Action Plan and the results of the EDA exploratory study ...
Defence Innovation Initiative: Industry Reaction Part 2
October 18, 2016This Autumn saw Defence Secretary Michael Fallon launch the Defence Innovation Initiative, a scheme to promote home-grown innovation in the defence sector. The £800M fund is backed by IRIS (innovation and research insights unit) and the Defence and Security Accelerator, with the fund available to new technology innovation, intending to support emerging ...
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