Army Technology lists five of the most popular tweets on Covid-19 ADS in Q4 of 2020 based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.

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Harry Lye catches up with General Motors Defense vice-president of growth and strategy Jeff Ryder about the company’s plans for the future, including interest in the recompete of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and targeting new markets.

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Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are set to benefit from the UK’s new Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) which promises to refresh the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) commitment to working with them and reduce barriers, improving access.

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The UK Ministry of Defence has today released its long-awaited defence command paper confirming previously rumoured reports that troop numbers, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and main battle tanks would be cut.

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In a now-deleted page on the British Army's website addressing the Integrated Review, the army revealed that it will be reorganised around ‘Brigade Combat Teams’ that will be ‘self-sufficient tactical units’.

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The UK Government’s long-awaited Integrated Review, published yesterday, shines a spotlight on military research and development as it outlines plans to modernise the UK’s Armed Forces to meet future threats.

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Raising the nuclear stockpile cap, strengthening forward basing, investing in the future Royal Navy fleet, research into ‘battle-winning’ technologies and a £9.3m refurb of the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms are just some of the UK’s plans to improve its defence and security footing.

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A new report from the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that newly-announced money for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) risks being lost in a “funding black hole” that lies at the heart of the MOD’s equipment plan.

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As part of its IFS Cloud launch last week, enterprise software specialist IFS hosted a MindFuel for Aerospace and Defence session addressing how digital transformation can help the A&D sector address its current challenges, including recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Trade association Team Defence Information managing director Phil Williams was one of the speakers. He set out his perspectives on the market during 2020, the current situation and his vision for market recovery.

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The UK Parliament’s Defence Committee today published a report, criticising the ‘deplorable’ state of the UK’s Army's armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) capability. The report comes just days before the publication of the UK’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, which could see these capabilities cut further.

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