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Major air defence package for Ukraine

Land June 21, 2023

A new package of vital air defence capabilities for Ukraine has been announced. The equipment, worth £92M, will be procured in the coming months through the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) and will help bolster Ukraine’s ability to protect its critical national infrastructure, civilian population, and front-line personnel. The package will ...

Dstl to look at increased SME spending

Land February 11, 2020

Dstl is expected to highlight increased SME spending this year at Venturefest 2020. Dstl Chief Executive Gary Aitkenhead will explore recent increases in SME spending when he speaks at this year’s Venturefest. This year (2019/20) Dstl has already committed to spend £41 million on research directly with SMEs, up from £38 ...

Canadian construction company targeted in cyber attack

Homeland January 31, 2020

Canadian construction firm Bird Construction, which works with the government and military, was targeted in a cyber attack by MAZE. Bird Construction fell victim to a ransomware cyber attack which saw 60GB of data stolen. Bird Construction had previously won 48 contracts with Canada’s Department of National Defence, worth $406million. MAZE, a ...

Babcock wins Royal Navy hydraulic equipment contract

Maritime March 4, 2019

Babcock International has won a five-year contract with the Royal Navy to supply hydraulic equipment onboard ships and submarines. As well as supplying hydraulic equipment for surface ships and submarines the Aerospace and Defence company will provide ongoing support, maintenance, and repairs for existing systems. This includes Submarine First Level Equipment and ...