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Photos of the month - June 2007
Photo Photo credit: MoD The Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) is testing whether the armed forces' latest technologies can cope with battlefield conditions. The ING Renault Formula One team has opened up an island containing a race... [27 Jun 2007]
Photos: Virtual war tests new technology
Photo This isn't the first time the US and UK have joined forces to improve battlefield tech - the MoD and US Army signed up to a $136m joint research programme to develop advanced wireless and sensor network technology last year. [14 Jun 2007]
MoD slammed over friendly fire tech
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed to produce technology capable of protecting UK troops from 'friendly fire' incidents, according to MPs. The Committee of Public Accounts (CPA) said in a report the MoD has made "little progress" in the five... [01 May 2007]
Satellite to get the army talking
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to spend around £3.6bn to use the satellite network over the next 13 years. The system is funded through a private finance initiative, with the satellite owned and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications... [12 Mar 2007]
£2.4bn battlefield radios slammed by MPs
News Defence minister Paul Drayson said the MoD has learnt its lessons from the Bowman project and added that the radios are helping the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. A report by parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC... [07 Mar 2007]
Robot stealth jet gets £124m boost
News The test jet will integrate off-the-shelf technologies and help increase understanding of the risks and compromises required to successfully integrate key strategic unmanned air vehicle technologies, the MoD said. [12 Dec 2006]
Preparing for war 2.0
News In its Defence Technology Strategy published this week, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed its R&D priorities for the first time. With an annual spend of £2.6bn the MoD is one of the largest government investors in R&D. [18 Oct 2006]
Battlefield tech under UK and US spotlight
News The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the US Army are to work together on a $135.8m joint research programme to develop advanced secure wireless and sensor network technology, including RFID, to support soldiers in the battlefield in future... [21 Sep 2006]
High-tech anti-terrorism centre unveiled
News The Counter-Terrorism Science and Technology Centre will lead the MoD's scientific response to terrorist threats and threats faced by the armed forces in areas of conflict overseas. The centre will co-ordinate and control the science and technology... [11 Apr 2006]
Partners in IT Case Study: Steria
White Paper Steria provides IT services to the British Army, playing a key role as the MOD transitions to an integrated and centralised IT infrastructure, designed to provide the armed forces with "information any time, any place, anywhere". [15 Mar 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in public sector IT
News And just a month later one of the biggest outsourcing deals in government got signed off, with EDS and friends winning the 10-year £4bn Ministry of Defence (MoD) Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) contract. [19 Dec 2005]
Firefighters warm to Airwave contract
News As well as listing the Highways Agency and the MoD among its customers, the O2 subsidiary signed a similar deal with the ambulance service and completed a £2.9bn radio rollout for the police earlier this year. [11 Nov 2005]
Battlefield network to give troops high-tech edge
News A new £180m battlefield communications network will "help clear the fog of war" and give British armed forces a major advantage over its opponents, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). BAE Systems' Insyte division has been named as preferred... [06 Jul 2005]
BT and Nortel do military service
News BT has announced a partnership with Nortel to provide managed IP services to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that could, they say, result in improved security around emerging VoIP technology. The partnership is part of the £1.5bn Defence Fixed... [02 Jun 2005]
MoD parades £1.5bn networking deal
News Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Bach said the extended DFTS contract will secure the continuation of networks which are vital to the daily operations of the MoD and the armed forces. Extending the contract will see improvements in technology... [01 Apr 2005]
