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UK announces biggest ever drone package for Ukraine to push back Putin 

Defence Secretary John Healey

The UK has announced the biggest ever drone package for Ukraine, delivering at least 120,000 drones for Ukraine this year and driving growth and jobs across the UK.

It comes after the Defence Secretary travelled to Berlin on Wednesday to co-chair the 34th meeting of the 50-nation strong Ukraine Defence Contact

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Sodexo extends contract at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth for two years

Sodexo has secured a two-year £16 million-a-year extension to its soft FM services contract at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth, as part of the Ministry of Defence’s Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP).

Sodexo’s dedicated team of 300 employees provides a wide range of essential services, including cleaning, waste management, catering, retail, leisure activities, grounds

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MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SECURITY & RESCUE TRAINING CENTER TO OPEN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY SECTORS

Sahra Group and AMST partner for first of its kind facility in the UAE set to provide world-class training for critical emergency response in the Middle East and beyond

Advanced Helicopter and Water Rescue Simulators will ensure teams are fully prepared for the operational challenges of live-saving missions

Groundbreaking center

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Army announces three senior leadership appointments to drive modernisation and improve the Army’s offer to NATO

Lt Gen Elviss

Lt Gen Elviss assumed command of the Field Army, headquartered in Andover, in March 2024, following his tenure as Chief of Staff (Operations) at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood. His leadership as Commander Field Army has been transformative, marked by an unwavering focus on doubling the Field Army’s fighting power

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Certified Security Bollards from Hörmann

Hörmann UK is reinforcing its commitment to public safety and infrastructure resilience with a range of certified high-security bollards designed to meet the stringent requirements of public sector and local government environments. The range has been engineered specifically to protect people, buildings and critical infrastructure from unauthorised vehicle access while supporting the operational needs

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War Detectives to trace descendants following return of partial First World War casualty remains

The partial remains of 72 British soldiers who served and died during the First World War have been returned to France from a museum collection.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) recovery unit in France has received the partial remains and will now arrange their interment.

The remains will be placed in the existing

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RAPID £140 MILLION BOOST FOR DRONE AND COUNTER-DRONE TECH FROM NEWLY-FORMED UK DEFENCE INNOVATION

Defence Secretary John Healey

Britain’s Armed Forces will be better equipped, and small British defence businesses will grow rapidly as the Government boosts investment into innovative drone systems this year.

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) – launched earlier this year – will inject over £142 million rapid investment into drones and anti-drone weapons this year, its first year in operation.

This

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The whole nation ‘must step up’ to deter Russian threat of wider war in Europe

Reporter: Stuart Littleford

The head of the Armed Forces will issue a rallying cry this evening to the nation to build Britain’s resilience in the face of growing threats and uncertainty.

The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will set out how a whole-nation response is needed in a more volatile and uncertain world.

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UK launches military esports games to boost cyber skills

Britain’s future cyber warriors will sharpen digital combat skills through the International Defence Esports Games (IDEG), launched today with over 40 allied nations in London. 

Following the UK officially recognising esports as a military sport in 2024, the IDEG acts as a collaborative arena for allied nations to sharpen the cyber skills that are

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ROYAL MARINES’ BULLSEYE SHOT STOPS £35M ILLEGAL DRUGS SHIPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Royal Navy sailors and marines interdict vessels carrying £35 million worth of illegal drugs in the Gulf of Oman HMS Lancaster used crewed and uncrewed air assets to detect, monitor and intercept several high-speed drugs boats Vital work disrupts flow of illegal drugs around the world, helping to keep narcotics off UK streets as

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Dräger showcases lifesaving safety and medical technologies to the defence sector at DSEI UK 2025 

Dräger, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, will showcase a range of sophisticated capabilities to further the safety, health and wellbeing of defence and security personnel at DSEI 2025.  

Technology in operation with smoke/protective equipment for military and safety forces

Leading Dräger’s lineup is the Breathguard 2500, a

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CORPORATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR VETERAN, RICHARD DONNELLAN NAMED AS QUANTUM TRILOGY’S NEW CHIEF FUNDING OFFICER

Reporter: Stuart Littleford

Quantum Trilogy, a

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New paper reveals how the lives of defence personnel in the UK can be improved into the 2030s according to a group of Serving Personnel, veterans, academics and industry partners convened by Sodexo

Research by leading food and facilities management services provider, Sodexo, has sought to address growing concerns regarding the Lived Experience of members of the Armed Forces based in the UK. The report, titled ‘The Future Lived Experience: Supporting the UK’s Armed Forces in the 2030s’, is the latest step in Sodexo’s ongoing research and

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BOOST TO UK DEFENCE AND TRADE AS CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ARRIVES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group now operating across the Indo-Pacific, following Mediterranean exercises and Red Sea transit Key defence partnerships strengthened through naval exercises with India, Australia, US and other partners Port visits to Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Republic of Korea set to boost UK trade and defence cooperation in line with the Government’s

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KYMETA’S BREAKTHROUGH MULTI-BAND ANTENNA REDEFINES CONNECTIVITY

Kymeta achieves multi-band connectivity with four concurrent beams in Ku- and Ka-band frequencies with a single antenna aperture Leap in connectivity technology unlocks the future of AI in defense, autonomy and edge computing Opens the door to automatic and seamless satellite roaming synonymous with cellular networks

In a world-first, Kymeta, the company reimagining satellite

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DIGITAL DEFENCE LEADER, REBECCA ALDERSON NAMED AS QUANTUM TRILOGY’S NEW CHIEF PORTFOLIO OFFICER

Ex-MoD Senior Civil Servant, Rebecca Alderson joins mission-critical technology company, Quantum Trilogy to strengthen company’s portfolio strategy Appointment comes following her successful oversight of the £2Bn IT portfolio at UK’s Ministry of Defence

Quantum Trilogy, a technology company providing mission-critical, agile solutions to urgent government needs, is delighted to announce the appointment of

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HOMES FIT FOR HEROES: RAFT OF NEW MEASURES TO IMPROVE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

Living conditions for families in military housing will be transformed under a new Consumer Charter, as Defence Secretary John Healey promised to “stop the rot” in military housing.

The Charter will be part of a new Defence Housing Strategy, to be published later this year, which will set out further plans to improve the

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‘NEW PARTNERSHIP’ BETWEEN DEFENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR SET TO BOOST UK DEFENCE SECTOR

Influential investors convened in London to discuss future routes to defence financing. Government’s record spending uplift and reforms will help unlock private-sector investment into UK defence, Defence Secretary said. Defence “is an ethical investment” as Government set to back Britain’s high-growth companies with new innovation funding. Comes alongside up to £250 million of Government

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New UK-made space system to help protect military satellites

Innovative UK-made tech will help the military monitor space following a new £65m deal agreed today, in British Science week.   

The Borealis command, control and data processing system will help the UK military the UK Space Agency to better monitor and protect satellites, through new software which compiles and processes data from multiple sources,

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QUANTUM TRILOGY LAUNCHES TO DELIVER TAILORED MISSION-CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY APPROACH FOR HIGH-STAKES OPERATIONS

Today, Quantum Trilogy launches to deliver mission-critical and agile solutions aligned to urgent government requirements. Its new and pioneering approach proves essential for high-profile organisations worldwide, such as militaries, governments, and national security organisations.

Quantum Trilogy is adopting an optimal sourcing strategy to develop vendor-agnostic, custom-built secure technology that accurately meets an organisation’s unique

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