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MTL Group, a Sheffield contract manufacturer specialising in the metal sector has been awarded the Westfield Health Business Growth Award at the EEF ‘Future Manufacturing’ Awards for the North East & Yorkshire Region.

British Military Fitness instructors from all over the UK took part in a calendar photo shoot all in support of the charity Help for Heroes, which raises money for members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in service of their country.

Sonardyne International Ltd, UK, has won a contract worth in excess of €1.5 million with an EU research consortium for the supply of multiple Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonars (IDS).

US$500,000 awarded to the most promising security start-ups in the world at the GSC Security Summit 2009

Giunti Labs, a vendor of learning content management solutions (learn eXact LCMS) and digital repository platforms (HarvestRoad Hive), has its solutions on show at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Modern Learning Symposium Event. (MLS).

HDMS Absalon prepares to lead Combined Task Force 150 for second mission into troubled waters as experts gather in London

To coincide with a national service of commemoration at Westminster Abbey on the 11th November 2009, The MV Havengore will lead an act of remembrance, observing the two minute silence at 11am and the subsequent laying of a wreath on the Thames.

VPT Introduces New Bus Converter Module. Create a 28V Distributed Power System from 270V.

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is making a significant upgrade to its small boat fleet following an order placed for 25 rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) from Zodiac Hurricane Technologies.

Miko Marine AS of Oslo has signed two contracts with Tidewater Middle East, through its established joint venture J.V Miko-Båtservice, for work aimed at wreck removal in the Persian Gulf.

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Risk Matters, an e-zine published regularly by Risk Decisions, is becoming a ‘must read’ for risk managers across all market sectors

Support is growing for the use of alternative therapies to help wounded veterans to recover from their dehabilitating injuries, says new campaign Bowen4Veterans.

This one-day conference, organised by Select Biosciences, brings together leaders in the arena of biosensors and detection technologies for biomedical, environmental and forensic applications.

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New collateral management deal facilitates improved services for British Servicemen & Women

Risk Decisions announces annual European User Conference agenda

Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, the leading UK-based telecommunication service provider to governmental, military and security organisations, is demonstrating the latest version of SHADE, a self-contained rapid deployment network infrastructure at DSEi 2009

Strong growth has helped TBDUK, the ground support equipment manufacturer, to continue it’s business expansion plans with the acquisition of prestigious engineering company Owen Holland Engineering.

SO Direct is launching a new ITC e-learning program for International Trade Compliance at the Defence Systems and Equipment International Show on behalf of the Centre for Export Controls Excellence.

The SDR Forum , a non-profit member organization dedicated to promoting next generation radio technologies, today announced the signing of a global strategic partnership with event organisers IQPC.

Cambridge, UK - 14th August 2009 The Equivital System Equips US Marine Corps with Valuable Information on Soldier Welfare During Operational duties in Iraq

MTL Group is proud to announce it has received a ‘Chairman’s Bronze Award’ from BAE Systems in the UK for the supply of processed steel armour fabrications to provide additional protection in response to recent Urgent Operational Requirements.

Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, a leading UK-based telecommunication service provider to governmental, humanitarian and commercial organisations is main sponsor for golfer Pete James

Specialist UK component distributor, APC plc, has signed a distribution agreement with AVX to supply its high reliability capacitors.

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The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Market 2009-2019. Our market study reviews leading UAV programmes and products, with the prospects and outlook for providers of UAV systems and technologies.

A new way of bringing information together and sharing it amongst users has been launched today by Birmingham based virtual worlds consultants Daden Limited.

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The defence biometrics market is still dominated by the United States, which has displayed the greatest urgency to use the technology following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Spectra Group (UK) Limited has achieved the internationally recognised ISO9001:2008 standard

The military simulation and virtual training market has seen dramatic growth in the last decade and it is expected to grow steadily over the next ten years.

Biometrics have unique physical and behavioural characteristics that can be measured by automated methods. The best known of these biometric identifiers are fingerprints, iris and facial characteristics.

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Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a significant threat in many conflict zones, most notably in Afghanistan and Iraq currently.

This new visiongain defence report - The Soldier Modernisation Market 2009-2019 - examines current trends and future prospects for the soldier modernisation market. Those products and systems are becoming characteristic of 21st century warfare.

Visiongain believes that pockets of opportunity within the global military communications market will remain very strong, despite the many constraining economic forces likely to impact upon military budgets during our forecast period to 2019

This brand new visiongain report examines current trends and future prospects for the military airlift products market. This is an established market that is expected to see steady growth from 2009 onwards.

UAVs continue to be the most dynamic growth sector within the world aerospace industry. U.S. defence spending on UAVs is projected to increase more than two-fold in the next decade, from $2 billion annualy to $4.5 billion.

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At DVD 2009, Spectra Group will demonstrate how SHADE enables communications to be maintained in any environment

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The US Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Rhode Island has placed a contract with Sonardyne Inc., Houston, for the supply of an additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar system.

OC Robotics has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. The award was presented to OC Robotics in recognition of the innovation that has gone into making snake-arm robots a commercial reality.

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