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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... [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. BT on Thursday... [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 MoD said the first contract, worth... [03 Jul 2009]
Inbox: Home Office hacking powers go too far
Comment Computer systems were disabled on warships and armed forces bases by the Ministry of Defence after a virus spread through a Ministry of Defence network. First the NHS, now the MoD - do... [23 Jan 2009]
Warship computers scuttled after virus attack
News Computer systems were disabled on warships and armed forces bases by the Ministry of Defence after a virus spread through a Ministry of Defence network. A number of the MoD's 282,000... [16 Jan 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. An... [15 Jan 2009]
Battlefield tech busts budget by £141m
News Our priority is current operations and getting the right kit to the troops as quickly as possible; in the last year we delivered equipment valued at £5.8bn to our Armed Forces, from C17 aircraft... [17 Dec 2008]
Are you the new Q? MoD wants to hear from you
News The Centre for Defence Enterprise is the gateway between would-be suppliers and the MoD itself, and the first point of contact for tech companies who believe they've come up with a must-have piece of kit for the... [14 Nov 2008]
MoD admits losing nearly 2m recruits' details
News Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth, told parliament yesterday an MoD portable hard disk lost by contractor EDS may contain the details of up to 1.7 million people on the TAFMIS... [14 Oct 2008]
MoD breach: Data goes missing from "secure location"
News On Wednesday 8 October we were informed by our contractor EDS that they were unable to account for a portable hard drive used in connection with the administration of armed-forces personnel data," the... [10 Oct 2008]
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]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a system with a high... [06 May 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. Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our... [04 Apr 2008]
Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'
Photo Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD A spokesman for the MoD said: "It will build up a picture of what is going on in the air. Photo credit: MoD UK troops on the ground... [03 Apr 2008]
