UK Tax Rebate for MoD Employees
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Were you aware that British armed forces personnel are entitled to UK travel tax relief? Many don’t, and as a result, miss out on hundreds if not thousands of pounds of the tax rebates they’re entitled to. All members of the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force are subject to the same tax […]
BAE Systems build largest submarines ever built for the Royal Navy
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Britain’s ministry of defence said on Saturday that construction work will begin on the country’s new nuclear submarines, announcing nearly 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) of new investment with defence firm BAE Systems . The programme will deliver four new submarines for the Royal Navy and will replace the current Vanguard class, with the first […]
Stiletto Systems Ltd. conducted the successful test of new unique bullets
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Stiletto Systems Ltd. company has successfully conducted a test of a new type of bullets . On September 23, the trials of a new generation of ammunition developed by the Stiletto Systems Ukraine (part of British Stiletto Systems Ltd. company) took place at proving ground of the military unit stationed in Zhytomyr region, Ukraine. The […]
Supacat develops new variants of HMT family to meet new requirements
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Following the UK MoD decision to take `Jackal` and `Coyote` into its Core Fleet, Supacat is developing additional variants and conversions of its HMT family to meet wider and emerging requirements that the vehicles can fulfil . The aim of the new variants is to help the customer see how they can optimise their existing […]
General Dynamics Land Systems–UK showcases AJAX programme progress at DVD2016
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General Dynamics Land Systems–UK has successfully completed an additional live firing test for AJAX, the British Army’s new Armoured Fighting Vehicle, at a range in West Wales. The testing, which took place throughout July and August, involved both the turreted AJAX variant and the ARES variant. It focused on generating specific data and evidence to […]
Libya’s remaining chemical weapon precursors successfully removed
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Announcing a major milestone in the international operation to verifiably eliminate Libya’s remaining chemical weapons stocks, the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, confirmed that the chemicals have been successfully removed from Libya on 27 August 2016. The operation — facilitated and coordinated by the OPCW — […]
UK soldier shot dead during night-time live fire exercise in Northumberland
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The UK serviceman of suffered a serious head wound after being shot on Monday night and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. That was reported by bbc.com. Police were called around 23:15 BST to reports a soldier had been shot on the military ranges at Otterburn in Northumberland during a live firing exercise. An MOD […]
UK Ministry announce order of third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) of has today announced it has ordered a third, record-breaking, Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of a £13-million contract with Airbus Defence and Space (ADS). Zephyr-S is the latest version of a highly sophisticated series of ultra-lightweight UAVs, capable of flying up to 70,000ft – twice the […]
UK Ministry of Defence signs £184 million contract to secure air-to-air missile for F-35
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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth around £184 million to ensure the UK’s new supersonic stealth combat aircraft will be equipped with the latest air-to-air missile. Designed and manufactured in the UK, ASRAAM is an advanced heat-seeking weapon which will give Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy F-35B Lightning II […]
UK Defence Secretary launches new innovation push backed by £800m Fund
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Surveillance drones inspired by dragonflies, laser weapons, mobile robots that can inspect incidents involving chemical materials, sensors that use gravity to survey underground structures in minutes, and virtual reality helmets to practice calling in simulated air strikes. These are the types of futuristic technology that along with other smart solutions are set to be backed […]