In July, the Defence Secretary – Ben Wallace – announced the contract for the first three Protector ‘Remotely Piloted Air System’ (RPAS) whilst at the Air and Space Power Conference.… Continue reading "UK Signs Contract for First Protector Drones"
The Defence and Security Accelerator – the innovation exploitation funding body – has recently announced that they’ve awarded £1.3 million to five companies to develop reconnaissance and survey systems to… Continue reading "UK Explores Remote River Reconnaissance for Engineers"
Alongside the UK Government’s work on their Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, the Defence Committee have been conducting their own inquiry. This tandem track allows for the Committee… Continue reading "A Look Forward to the UK’s Integrated Defense Review"
When the UK announced its ban of the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040, one of the first questions raised was ‘what about the military?’ The announcement on… Continue reading "Hybrid Armoured Vehicles for the UK"
The United Kingdom Parliament’s Select Committee for Defence has announced it’s opening an inquiry into the British Army’s approach to delivering its armoured vehicle capability. There is clearly frustration with… Continue reading "Is the British Army’s Approach to Armour Right?"
The defence suppliers’ body ADS Group put a call out in June on behalf of General Dynamics (GDUK) for ‘capability growth experiments’ for the AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Clearly always… Continue reading "General Dynamics Makes Innovation Call for AJAX AFV"
Back in 2017, JCB announced that the US Army had placed a $142 million contract for the provision of 1,600 ‘light capacity rough terrain forklifts’ that were adapted from their… Continue reading "JCB to Provide US Army With Additional New Machines"
With the announcement of the new uniform, insignia and equipment of the Royal Marines Commandos, there are some immediate acquisition-related questions that arise. With comments about it being the first… Continue reading "The New Future Commando Force Uniform – Acquisition Nightmare Or a Step In the Right Direction?"
One of the challenges when discussing the defence industry is how to identify what that phrase actually means. The ‘arms industry’ of the 1930s was distorted by the requirement for… Continue reading "Defence Industries: Some of Their Characteristics"
In the United Kingdom, the government has produced a set of regulations that allow the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to procure certain types of equipment and capabilities without going to… Continue reading "Procuring ‘Secret’ and Specialist Capabilities"