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HMS Daring to participate in ballistic defence trials with US

2013-03-07 10:15:00| Naval Technology

The UK Royal Navy's first Type 45-class destroyer HMS Daring (D32) is scheduled to participate in ballistic defence trials with the US Missile Defence Agency (MDA) as part of a major research and development programme.

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UK: Ministry of Defence seeks smart textiles

2013-02-26 13:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has put out a call for research proposals around textiles that incorporate electronics.

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United Kingdom: Government to relaunch bidding for flood defence

2013-02-18 04:38:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: The Environment Agency will re-launch the bidding process for a lucrative flood defence contract after fears that the original tender suffered similar technical flaws to those that caused the West Coast Mainline fiasco. The rail-franchise failure, which saw Sir Richard Branson nearly sue the Government for awarding the 5bn contract to FirstGroup before that decision was overturned, sparked a review of wider government procurement. This is understood to have led to the flood defence process...

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VIDEO: Firms eye India's defence market

2013-02-07 03:20:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Defence spending under the spotlight in India as it kicks off South Asia's biggest air show, Aero India.

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USS New York LPD validates CBR defence capability

2013-02-01 10:20:00| Naval Technology

The US Navy's fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS New York (LPD 21), has successfully completed a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) defence system test off the coast of Virginia, US.

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