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FoI handling improving
Improvements by the Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet Office in their response times to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been welcomed by the Information Commissioner, but six more public...
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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is making significant progress on hitting Government targets to green its operations and procurement – helping combat climate change, according to a new report published...
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Helicopter investment secures 1,000 UK jobs
More than a thousand UK engineering and manufacturing jobs across the UK have been secured by a multi-million-pound Ministry of Defence contract to upgrade 2 fleets of military helicopters – Merlins...
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UK business buoyed by £5m Royal Navy refit
A Plymouth-based company has been awarded a £5m contract to overhaul the interiors of all the Royal Navy’s ships and submarines. The investment by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to refurbish chairs,...
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MOD helps SMEs develop innovative clothing for injured personnel
A small Staffordshire business has designed innovative new clothing for wounded soldiers, thanks to funding from the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl)...
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Right Management Ltd awarded MOD contract
The MOD has awarded Right Management Ltd the Career Transition Partnership contract, worth up to £100 million. The new contract will ensure that Armed Forces personnel are well supported when they...
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Thousands of new homes to be built as MOD releases more sites
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced the release of further land to provide thousands of new homes and generate around £140million. The 10 sites are expected to provide land for around 7,000 new...
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£271M Wildcat Helicopter support deal sustains 500 UK jobs
The MOD has signed a £271M deal with Leonardo Helicopters to continue to support world-leading Wildcat helicopters, protecting hundreds of highly-skilled British jobs. The overwhelming majority (over...
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Registration opens for Europe’s largest nuclear decommissioning supply chain...
Registration is now open for the 8th Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Estate Supply Chain Event, the largest of its kind in Europe, which will be held in Manchester on 1 November 2018. Last year...
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Multi-million-pound competition to destroy battlefield chemical weapons...
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), part of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and UK Ministry of Defence, has launched the ‘Don’t Blow It!’ competition, the first joint UK-US...
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Defence Minister signs £250M aircraft deal, sustaining 450 jobs
Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £250 million deal to support the RAF’s intelligence-gathering Shadow aircraft fleet, supporting 450 jobs....
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MOD seeks innovative ideas to recycle military waste
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking proposals for novel and innovative approaches to develop a Bioprocessing Prototype System across Ministry of Defence (MOD) sites to recycle...
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MOD Education Support Fund results 2020
The bidding round for the 2020 ESF closed on 30 September 2019 and The Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) received a total of 142 applications requesting just over £7-million. The Ministry of...
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New funding for Defence Innovation Priorities
£1m of Defence Innovation funding has been set aside for civil sector support for the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) innovation priorities. Industry and academia are being urged to submit their ideas to...
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Extra funding for service charities as veterans’ support is stepped up
Today the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the MOD have announced that 100 UK Armed Forces charities will benefit from nearly £6-million of extra funding to support serving personnel, veterans...
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