Team Crucible, a team of five partners, has announced its intention to bid for the Army Collective Training System (ACTS) opportunity. The team, comprising Babcock International Group (Babcock), Jacobs, Accenture, CAE and McKinsey & Company, want to develop training that will allow British soldiers to be fully prepared to protect, fight, ...
An archaeological project has lead to 13 of 110 missing soldiers being laid to rest at the Commonwealth Wytschaete Military Cemetery near Ypres. A crowdfunded archaeological project discovered 110 previously missing soldiers from Commonwealth nations who were buried at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) cemetery. A service was attended by ...
DASA has launched phase two of ‘Take Cover’ which seeks ideas for portable protective barriers for soldiers and equipment on the battlefield. The competition is seeking innovations for lightweight, easily deployable portable protective barriers that can be easily constructed in operational areas. Funding of up to £500,000 is available for multiple ...
It has been estimated that it costs the Ministry of Defence approximately £450 million a year to run the equipment used by the UK’s Armed Forces. It’s a figure which suggests that not only can a change in approach to energy efficiency contribute significantly to easing the defence budget, it ...