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Photos: Inside the Army's war games
Photo The Joint Combat Operation Virtual Environment (JCOVE) system is supplied to the MoD by Newman and Spurr Consultancy in a managed service contract worth up to £2m. The MoD has turned to computer games to give army drivers sent to the Middle East... [01 Sep 2008]
Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art
Photo Photo credit: MoD The US military has given the University of Michigan's College of Engineering $10m to build a six-inch spy plane to gather sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones. Security software firm MessageLabs turned cyber threats... [27 Mar 2008]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Enforcer is designed to be fitted to a wide range of combat vehicles and can control anything from a 7.2mm general purpose machine gun to a 40mm automatic... [26 Mar 2008]
Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy
Photo The MoD will take on 700 of the SSARF, which will be supplied to close combat forces for targeting and surveillance. Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD A UK army soldier tests out the surveillance system and range finder (SSARF). [18 Feb 2008]
Army targets enemy with high-tech laser guidance
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of 700 handheld or tripod-mounted systems for close combat forces from 2009. A spokeswoman for the MoD said: "British troops welcome the new system, as it will... [15 Feb 2008]
Photos: Virtual war tests new technology
Photo Stephen Borthwick, an RAF wing commander, said the industry involvement is key because the Ministry of Defence (MoD) "does not have all the bright ideas". This isn't the first time the US and UK have joined forces to improve battlefield tech - the... [14 Jun 2007]
Photos: Top Gun goes virtual
Photo Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Neville Salkeld, MD of QinetiQ's MoD support business said the facility at Waddington demonstrates how mature technology can be used to improve military effectiveness. [08 Jun 2007]
MoD slammed over friendly fire tech
News The Committee of Public Accounts (CPA) said in a report the MoD has made "little progress" in the five years since the committee made recommendations to the Ministry on how to improve its combat identification systems. [01 May 2007]
£2.4bn battlefield radios slammed by MPs
News A report by parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week criticised the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for failing to appoint a senior responsible owner with the responsibility, funding and authority to manage the... [07 Mar 2007]
Military doctors to get £80m medical IT system
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to spend £80m on a computer system that will give military doctors access to vital medical record information when treating wounded soldiers in combat zones. The system will initially be rolled out to medical and... [27 Apr 2006]
Battlefield network to give troops high-tech edge
News BAE Systems' Insyte division has been named as preferred bidder by the MoD for Project Falcon, designed to equip senior commanders with a new network for controlling combat operations. A new £180m battlefield communications network will "help clear... [06 Jul 2005]
5 years ago... MoD accused of wasting £34m on high-tech white elephant
News 26.11.98 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) poured £34.6m into an IT system which was never used, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), the organisation which monitors central government spending. [26 Nov 2003]
