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MoD tells British troops: Go forth and Twitter
News They must gain authorisation from their chain of command if they wish to publish anything that relates to military operations, gives opinions about Armed Forces' activities, speaks on behalf of the service, or discusses... [10 Aug 2009]
BT lands £99m comms deal with Ministry of Defence
News The aim of the original DFTS project was to unite the disparate communications networks of the armed forces, which previously had distinct systems that did not interoperate effectively. The deal broadens the Defence... [17 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The deals cover upgrading the UK Armed Forces' Bowman digital radios comms system and improving interoperability with other UK and Allied systems. The Bowman radios have been used in MoD operations since 2005 and are... [03 Jul 2009]
£7bn MoD IT project: Late, overbudget, unloved
News An EDS spokesman for the Atlas consortium said in a statement: "DII is a major and complex programme that is delivering significant benefits to the Ministry of Defence and our armed forces. The £7.1bn Defence Information... [15 Jan 2009]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo The UK Ministry of Defence's Watchkeeper programme is aiming to develop an unmanned 'spy in the sky' plane that will provide the armed forces with vital intelligence and surveillance capability by 2010. [02 Sep 2008]
Photos: Inside the Army's war games
Photo The software, based on a game called Armed Assault published by Bohemia Interactive, is being used to teach soldiers in the Royal Logistics Corps techniques and procedures for road convoy operations and help them learn... [01 Sep 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News The UK's armed forces are to get an electronic backseat driver aimed at saving lives on the road. The GreenRoad Safety Center will be installed in 200 vehicles belonging to the Royal Navy, British Army... [04 Apr 2008]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo There are already more than 1,000 Talon robots (pictured here) in service, mainly with US forces, ranging from remote-controlled fully armed reconnaissance bots, to bomb disposal units. The Future Soldier event at... [26 Mar 2008]
Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech
Photo Bob Ainsworth, Armed Forces minister, said in a statement: "Training is a vital part of force protection. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is demonstrated here on an Army Landrover. The new... [22 Oct 2007]
Satellite to get the army talking
News The Skynet 5 system will enable the UK's armed forces to co-ordinate strategic and tactical operations around the globe, as well as improve information distribution services. The UK military's communications options will... [12 Mar 2007]
BEA Systems Case Study: Armee De Terre (The French Armed Forces)
White Paper To streamline and unify its recruitment chain, the French Army's human resources department needed to consolidate its selection and recruitment applications. The department deployed the scalable, secure, and fault... [21 Sep 2006]
Revolutionizing Military Supply Chains and Shipping Ammunition at the Blue Grass Army Depot
White Paper The Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) is responsible for shipping hundreds of containers per day to support various levels of armed conflict. Since 1980's, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) began using... [16 Jun 2006]
RFID to track military supplies in Iraq
News The Australian Defence Force (ADF) wants to improve monitoring and control of its critical distribution network, which provides items such as rations and weapons to armed forces. Australian army troops... [19 Aug 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). We envisage Falcon as a key... [06 Jul 2005]
BT and Nortel do military service
News The aim was to join-up the separate fragmented networks that the armed forces had to; the RAF had a network, the Army had a network, the Navy had a network and we upgraded them onto a single network... [02 Jun 2005]
