First Indian Defence Minister in 22 years visits UK
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in London on 8 January for a three-day visit concentrating on rejuvenating strategic ties between the two countries and to hold discussions covering a range of defence, security and industrial cooperation issues. As reported by the Hindustan Times, besides a meeting with Singh’s UK counterpart, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, […]
UK Ministry of Defence cyber deal with US
The Ministry of Defence’s Strategic Command is working with the U.S. Cyber Command and other partners on a joint operation to improve interoperability and strengthen resilience. Personnel from Defence Digital will be joining the collaborative exercise which will identify threats that could impact the internal systems of participants. Insights from the operation will be shared […]
Britain’s cyber deal with Germany – Ministry of Defence
Britain has signed an updated bi-lateral agreement with Germany on cyber skill and capabilities, Ministry of Defence says. Lieutenant General Tom Copinger-Symes, Deputy Commander Strategic Command, visited the German Cyber and Information Domain Service (CIDS) as part of a co-operation programme. The deal, signed in an official ceremony during the visit, brings benefits to both […]
Hawk T1 Jets grounded by Ministry of Defence following Cornwall crash
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has temporarily grounded all Hawk T1 Jets from flying – including those flown by the Royal Navy, RAF and the Red Arrows – whilst investigations continue to explore the reasons one of the aircrafts recently crashed in Cornwall. On Thursday 25 March, two pilots successfully ejected from a Hawk T1 […]
MoD records 18% data breach increase
It has recently been confirmed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) recorded an 18% rise in personal data loss incidents in the 2019-20 period, according to figures published in their annual report. The MoD is not the first UK government department to report alarming data-loss figures such as these; a similar report from the Ministry […]
Elbit Systems UK awarded £123m Royal Navy contract by the Ministry of Defence
Elbit Systems recently announced that the company’s British subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK, have been awarded a contract valued at approximately £123 million from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The contract – which will be performed by the company over a 12-year period – is for the Royal Navy Future Naval Training Program as part of the […]