Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom has awarded £3.95 billion AUD) of funding to BAE Systems for the next phase of the UK’s next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine programme, known as SSN- AUKUS. Delivery of the UK’s submarine programmes is a national endeavour between government and industry.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Royal Air Force Invests in BAE Systems’ Most Advanced Fighter Pilot Helmet : The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop its Striker II Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fleet. In total, the Typhoon programme sustains more than 20,800 jobs across the UK.

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E&T

JULY 19, 2022

The defence and intelligence technology firm Raytheon UK has revealed its plans to build an "advanced laser integration centre” in Livingston, some 15 miles from Edinburgh. Last year, Britain’s armed forces began trials using laser weapons designed by the company, which were small enough to be installed on UK Wolfhound land vehicles.

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MEM

MAY 31, 2023

In a recent research report conducted by Space-Comm Expo, the UK’s largest commercial space sector exhibition, 57% of those surveyed predicted a growth rate of up to 20% in the next 12 months, with a similar percentage increasing their investments by the same margin.

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E&T

JULY 18, 2022

Designed by the Ministry of Defence, alongside a team from BAE Systems, the demonstrator is expected to play a critical role in proving the technology and design principles needed to deliver the UK’s Future Combat Air System, according to the Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace. .

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E&T

AUGUST 4, 2022

This is one of the findings in a new report, published today, by BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, which has found that digital advantage is critical to protecting UK society and maintaining the public’s trust. The research found that the vast majority (85 per cent) of decision-makers see digital capability as key. .

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E&T

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Being Made in India, the transport aircraft can transform the defence sector. With this, India will join the ranks of countries such as US, Japan, UK, Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Brazil, China and Japan, which have the capacity to manufacture their military transport aircrafts. The financial outlay of the project is ?

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E&T

MARCH 16, 2023

However, ministers and officials in the UK will still be able to use the Chinese-owned app on their personal phones. We believe these bans have been based on fundamental misconceptions and driven by wider geopolitics, in which TikTok, and our millions of users in the UK, play no part," a TikTok spokesperson said. “We

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The programme has been launched by the nonprofit foundation - the majority owner of pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk - in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and includes world-leading researchers in quantum computing from Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands and the USA. .

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E&T

DECEMBER 9, 2022

There will also be an expert panel drawn from around the world, led by former UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO and Oxford University professor Ciaran Martin. “I However, O'Neil stressed that realising Australia's cyber-security goals will require time and money, admitting that the country is "not spending enough on cyber defence".

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

The UK’s sovereign industry partners, under Team Tempest, will support the significant endeavour announced by the Governments of the UK, Japan and Italy, which will see the three nations build a truly international programme, with a shared ambition to develop a next generation fighter aircraft under a new Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

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MEM

MAY 22, 2023

The Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) Registration Mark is valued by some of the largest purchasers in the defence, aerospace and security community and indicates to potential customers that HMG has successfully demonstrated its commitment and credentials to the industry.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

AUGUST 11, 2023

UK-backed move could help spread cost of developing fighter jet and drones, but may prove controversial Saudi Arabia has asked the UK, Japan and Italy to be made a full partner in their joint effort to build the next generation of fighter jets, in a move backed by the British government.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Nearly 50 GMB members at the Ayrshire missiles factory will stop work from Monday as union chiefs accuse MoD of holding talks ‘in bad faith’ Workers at a British weapons plant that supplies missiles to Ukraine are to stage a two-week strike after accusing the Ministry of Defence of breaking a pledge to hold meaningful pay talks.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

AUGUST 8, 2023

Nearly 50 workers who handle and load missiles at the defence munitions plant at Beith, in Ayrshire, allege they have been significantly short-changed by a pay and bonuses deal given to rocket-assembly staff at the plant. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Belfast shipbuilders famous for the Titanic suffer loss of revenues as it prepares for MoD contract Harland & Wolff has been hit by supply chain delays and order cuts worth at least £34m, in a blow for the owner of Belfast’s historic shipyard as it prepares to restart shipbuilding under a Ministry of Defence contract.

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E&T

MARCH 14, 2023

The UK, US and Australia will work together “keeping our oceans free” with a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines, the three nations have announced, in what was perceived as an effort to counter China's maritime power. The construction of the submarines will mainly take place in Barrow-in-Furness in the UK.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

This capability is invaluable in a digital-first future, and countries like the UK are already beginning to adopt this technology. In fact, the UK Ministry of Defence recently acquired the government’s first quantum computer to explore ways in which the technology can be used to bolster the UK’s security.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Earlier today (Monday 13 February), China's Foreign Ministry accused the US of “illegally” flying 10 high-altitude balloons into its airspace over the last year. At a news conference today, Chinese ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin claimed it is “common for US balloons to illegally enter other countries’ airspace.”

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