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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]
MoD: Technology key to future of defence
News In a speech on Thursday to announce the publication of a white paper detailing the MOD plans for the modernisation of the armed forces, the defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, claimed new technology would be key to creating a mobile and flexible... [11 Dec 2003]
EDS set to land £4bn deal to run UK defence IT?
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has targeted £174m in efficiency savings through the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) contract, which will overhaul the UK's defence IT infrastructure. Two separate sources close to the negotiations confirmed... [28 Feb 2005]
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]
Leader: EDS back in spotlight with £4bn MoD deal
Leader All of which means, quite simply, that both EDS and the MoD cannot afford for anything to go wrong with the Defence Information Infrastructure project to create an integrated IT platform for the armed forces. [02 Mar 2005]
£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]
MoD admits to more laptop thefts
News Browne said Sir Edmund Burton, Information Advisory Council chairman, would investigate weaknesses in MoD security procedure and warned if these losses had breached the law the individuals would "have to live with the consequences". [22 Jan 2008]
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]
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]
Summary of Performance Against SR2002 Public Service Agreement Objectives and Targets
White Paper The MoD also cooperated closely with the House of Commons Public Accounts and Defense Committees and with the National Audit Office during their own enquiries into the earlier phases of Operation TELIC. [27 Dec 2004]
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]
EDS pledges £600m savings in MoD personnel deal
News No value has been revealed but an EDS plans to work together with the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA) to pull together standalone systems and improve services for soldiers, sailors and air force personnel and save the MoD... [28 Oct 2004]
MoD goes online in £45m procurement manoeuvre
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to invest £45m in an online trading platform as part of a ten-year ecommerce strategy. The Defence Electronic Commerce Service (DECS) project, which will allow the MoD to tender its procurement requirements on the... [24 Jul 2000]
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]
MoD boosts battlefield comms
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £45m contract extension with BAE Systems Insyte to extend the supply of the Falcon communications system. Falcon works with other MoD comms systems such as Skynet 5 and is compatible with Nato systems. [28 Sep 2007]
