Battlefield Energy and Electrification Options Workshop – an FCG Open Innovation Laboratories Event
2023-07-04 10:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2JQ, United Kingdom
UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground, 4 July 23
Presentations from the day:
1. TD6 Benefits and Challenges
2. Future Energy Trial Battlefield Energy
3. MoD – Millbrook Energy Security & Nett Zero – Case for Nuclear H2
4. Battlefield Electrification

Background: The modern soldier is increasingly more digitised and equipped with drones, sensors, electronic countermeasures, robotics and comms, with no indication that this trend will decrease. As the Expeditionary Robotics Centre of Expertise (ERCoE) continues to develop solutions they are starting to consider how these systems will be powered. Facing increase energy cost and limited access to precious metals powering the future battlefield is areal challenge.
Challenge: Hybridisation, electrification and battery storage all offer some advantages, but they are not without trade-off for weight, recharge times and operating duration. Maintaining operational advantage over our adversaries, force elements need to be light, agile and able to operate for prolonged periods of time without resupply; Carrying half your body weight in batteries is not an option.
Opportunity: Driven by climate change and enabled by advances in technology other sectors are undertaking energy transitions and Defence must capitalising on this wider sector investment.
Purpose: In the context of the Defence Operational Energy Strategy this event will look at dual purpose energy solution from across sectors identifying options with potential to address the energy challenges of the land domain.
Agenda: With speakers invited from Industry, Army, Future Capability Group, Defence Support Energy & Futures and Innovation the agenda is still under development and will be confirmed in the next few weeks.
Format: This is a physical in person event only with no option to dial in. Where permission is granted presentation material will be made available post event.
Attire: Dress is business casual or uniform, as this is a working environment please wear flat sensible shoes, no heels.
Refreshments: Light lunch and refreshments will be provided
Cost: The event is free to attend.
Register to Attend: Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis and if over subscribed may be limited to one person per company.

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Defence Information 23
2023-07-05 09:00 - 2023-07-06 16:00 | Active Conference Centre, Thornbury Active Lifestyle Centre,Alveston Hill, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 3JB, United Kingdom
Delivery of the Defence Digital Strategy

PROGRAMME V16

Defence Information 23 Presentations – Members Only

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DI23 - AI Expert Group Workshop
2023-07-06 14:30 - 17:00 | Active Conference Centre, Thornbury Active Lifestyle Centre,Alveston Hill, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 3JB, United Kingdom
AI Expert Group Workshop – Day 2, 13:30 – 16:00
Artificial intelligence is occupying an increasing volume of our daily news copy and has become one of, if not the most talked about topics today. We’ve just heard how an AI project’s ‘highly unexpected strategies to achieve its goal’ may have simulated an attack on its operator, once it appeared that the programmed mission was at-risk. We also learned last month that a major UK tech company was planning to employ AI to replace over 40% of its workforce by the end of the decade.
Not many days pass between highly credible AI mavens propounding terrifying outcomes as a consequence of their lives’ work – and their regret at placing the planet in such jeopardy. Conversely, the opportunity to improve, speed up, or simplify every digitizable job appears to be very attractive. But at what cost?
The recent DAIC Production Model and Assurance project garnered some of the UK’s leading AI professionals many of whom – under the working title of the AI Expert Group – will be present throughout DI’23. Sharing their experience and expertise at the conference – along with a snapshot of some of their impressive AI businesses portfolios – come along to meet and discuss your views with renowned experts. Disaster-in-waiting or unimaginable boon? And what should we all be doing about it? Find out at DI’23.
For further details, please contact Tony Butler – tony.butler@teamdefence.info

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Multi Domain Integration (MDI) Virtual Event - Making MDI Happen: Learning from our International Partners
2023-07-20 11:00 - 13:30
​This virtual event will help explore other nations perspectives and success. The event will build from the 17th May Town Hall and the presentations by UK MOD and NATO on the importance of NATO, Allies and Industry.
The intent of the event is to create practical examples of MDI capability and the related MDI markets.
This is a virtual event open to TD-Info members and non-members.
If you have any questions, please contact Steve.worsnip@teamdefence.info.

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Industry Customers Engagement Forum (ICEF)
2023-07-24 14:00 - 16:00 | MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Hawthorn, SN13 9NR
Industry Customer Engagement Forum – regular Industry Engagement meeting, hosted by MOD, to address issues affecting Industry-based consumers of MOD-provided services.
For further information, please contact Tony Butler

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MOD IPS Transition Working Group
2023-07-25 11:00 - 14:00, 2023-09-27 11:00 - 13:30 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
This sub working group is open to all interested parties that would like the opportunity to assist the Ministry of Defence transition to IPS and the ASD S-Series. There will be some complicated issues to discuss and resolve that would not likely be possible without the collective mindset and experience from the members of TDI. This sub working group will be held on a regular basis and will be fundamental to the MOD transition from ILS to IPS by September 2024. However this will not be a talking shop for any perceived issues or wished technical amendments to the ASD S-Series, its focus is solely on MOD adoption. Ryan Griffin (MOD IPS Transition Project Manager) and Mark Willis (CDS Defence & Security) will be the respective MOD and industry chairs.
Please contact Leyton Lark for further information.

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TD-Info Executive Team
2023-07-26 11:45 - 14:00, 2023-08-30 11:45 - 14:00, 2023-10-25 11:45 - 13:30
The Team Defence Executive Team operate monthly sessions which will look to support and mature opportunities and guide the broad portfolio of Team Defence Activities so they align with the strategic direction and focus set by the Team Defence Strategy Group.
This is a virtual meeting to be held on Microsoft Teams, a supporting slidepack and document suite will be made available prior to the session.

JISCOT Meeting
2023-07-27 15:00 - 17:00 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
The Mission of the Joint Information Standards Co-ordination Team (JISCOT) is to co-ordinate, for the UK, the MOD and Industry representation in the identification, development, deployment and maintenance of a coherent set of standards to meet the needs of UK Defence from this global activity within the scope of Team Defence Information (TD-Info) activity.
This meeting will take place virtually using Microsoft Teams, and In-Person at the Team Defence Office in Rudgeway.
The venue for those attending in person is the Team Defence Information Office, 6a Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Gloucester road, Rudgeway, BS35 3QH.

Digital Response to DSIS
2023-08-24 11:30 - 16:00 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
In March 2021, the government published its Defence & Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), which aims to develop a new relationship industry. The DSIS describes nineteen segments and made a commitment to developing individual responses to these segment areas where it was meaningful to do so. The ‘Digital Backbone’ segment is one of those segments.
Defence Digital has been looking at a Digital Response to the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) as part of its Digital Transformation programme and the initial work provided valuable information into a health of the defence supplier base assessment undertaken by the DSIS team. With the publication of the Defence Command Paper Refresh 2023, the work has been re-invigorated. This time, the DSIS Cyber Segment will be included, in addition to the Digital Backbone Segment.
Stakeholder engagement within the MOD is currently being undertaken with the aim of having draft recommendations that can be tested during DSEi23 (12-15 Sep 23). This is an opportunity for members of Team Defence Information to have early sight of the draft and submit comments if they wish. Comments can either be in writing to David Hawken or at a hybrid event hosted at the Team Defence Information offices in the Briarlands Office Park on 24 August 2023, with a Teams option for those unable to travel.

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JISCOT Meeting
2023-09-06 14:45 - 17:00 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
The Mission of the Joint Information Standards Co-ordination Team (JISCOT) is to co-ordinate, for the UK, the MOD and Industry representation in the identification, development, deployment and maintenance of a coherent set of standards to meet the needs of UK Defence from this global activity within the scope of Team Defence Information (TD-Info) activity.
This meeting will take place virtually using Microsoft Teams, and In-Person at the Team Defence Office in Rudgeway.
The venue of those attending in person is the Team Defence Information Office, 6a Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Gloucester road, Rudgeway, BS35 3QH.

Information Security Forum
2023-09-07 12:00 - 16:00 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
The purpose of the Information Security Forum (ISF) is to provide better ways of working securely across Team Defence by identifying key issues and agreeing on common approaches to resolution by sharing good practice, collaborating on accreditation standards, providing a practical (and compliant) interpretation of Government policy, and sharing event and near-miss data.
The ISF collaboratively develops guidance, influences policy and communicates key messages to members and, where appropriate, broader stakeholders on Information Security and Assurance matters.
This meeting will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams. Group members will be sent the link to join the meeting.
Agenda here!
For further information please contact Andy Corbett

Industry Customers Engagement Forum (ICEF)
2023-09-11 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-30 13:00 - 15:00 | MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Hawthorn, SN13 9NR
Industry Customer Engagement Forum – regular Industry Engagement meeting, hosted by MOD, to address issues affecting Industry-based consumers of MOD-provided services.
For further information, please contact Tony Butler

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Joint Professional Development Working Group Relaunch
2023-09-19 11:00 - 15:00 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
We are delighted to announce the relaunch of the Team Defence Joint Professional Development Group, (JPDWG). Over many years this group has been a forum for developing a common MOD and Industry approach to defining what is meant by “Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel”, (SQEP), in particular for developing and managing support solutions for Defence capabilities.
In the past the group has developed role profiles for Support Engineering, Supply Chain Management and Integrated Logistics Support Management. It has always sought to gain National and International recognition for the professional skills people working in Support deserve.
The people and skills agenda has always been important but perhaps never more so than today. This has been recognised by the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, Support Operations, (ACDS SupOps) who has been working on a Pan Defence Skills Framework and a “workforce plan”. It is recognised that for this work to be successful it cannot be achieved by MOD alone.
With this in mind the Deputy Head of People in Support, Dick Dixon, is now keen to engage Industry in this work. Dick and his team are ideally placed to cohere the professional development policy and practice for Support across the MOD. This also extends out across government and the need to cohere skills in the logistics sector, whilst looking to make it an attractive proposition and raise the sector’s profile.
We are also delighted to announce that Ian Smith from Allen Webb has agreed to become the Industry co-chair for the group. Dick and Ian would welcome your involvement in the group. A meeting to relaunch the group will be held in the TD-Info offices on 19th September 2023. Please register to attend and reach out to Dick or Ian to discuss any of the aims of the group.
Please contact Leyton Lark for further information.

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Integrated Product Support (IPS) CoP
2023-09-20 11:00 - 13:30
To support the UK MoD and UK industry in improving Supportability Engineering (ILS) standards, processes (technical and management) and training in order to improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of Supportability Engineering (ILS) programmes and hence ultimately to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Total System (comprising the System of Interest, the Support System and the Concept of Employment). That is, we strive to improve the Whole Life Cost Effectiveness of the “System of Interest”.

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Lead Sponsors Forum
2023-09-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Mitie, Level 12, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom
The Lead Sponsors Forum reviews TD-Info’s performance against agreed strategic goals and helps define its future agenda. Lead Sponsor Forum members are senior figures invited to join from TD-Info’s membership. The Lead Sponsors Forum reviews TD-Info’s performance against agreed strategic goals and helps define its future agenda. This meeting is by invitation only.
Hybrid Meeting – Teams details to be sent out prior to the event.

UK Simplified Technical English Working Group
2023-09-21 14:30 - 16:30
The UK Simplified Technical English Working Group (UKSTEWG) is a group of representatives from leading UK organisations and companies that use Simplified Technical English (STE). The main purpose of the UKSTEWG is to understand the UK’s requirement for STE, promote STE in the UK, be a source of information and guidance on STE, and represent UK changes and recommendations to the Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group (STEMG).
If you are interested in joining the UKSTEWG, or have questions about STE, please contact TD-Info here.

Defence Asset Management CoP
2023-09-21 15:00 - 17:00
Under the auspices of TD-Info, the AMCoP is a standing joint MOD, Defence Industry and the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) community of practice. The IAM is the Asset Management (AM) professional body and will be represented by the IAM SW Branch.
The AMCoP will offer outputs and information that can be exploited by Asset Management professionals across the whole of MOD and Industry. These outputs will improve day to day practices in Asset Management across Defence as well as informing strategic decisions about professionalization.
The agenda will be released to attendees once the presenters and content have been confirmed.

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Team Defence Strategy Group
2023-09-25 11:00 - 14:00
The Strategy Group has been established to interpret the 3* Advisory Board’s bi-annual areas of strategic focus along with outputs from the Team Defence Information Council to sponsor and approve Team Defence Information activities which align to these top-level objectives.
For further information, please contact Philippa Arter
This is a virtual meeting to be held on Microsoft Teams, a supporting slidepack and document suite will be made available prior to the session.

TD-Info Town Hall Meeting
2023-09-26 12:00 - 16:00 | Active Conference Centre, Thornbury Active Lifestyle Centre,Alveston Hill, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 3JB, United Kingdom
The Team Defence Executive Team operate monthly sessions which will look to support and mature opportunities and guide the broad portfolio of Team Defence Activities so they align with the strategic direction and focus set by the Team Defence Strategy Group.
This meeting will be held as a Hybrid meeting and will take place at the Active Conference Centre in Thornbury as well as online. The online details will be sent to all those who register.

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The Supportability Modelling & Analysis Strategy Community of Practice
2023-10-03 11:00 - 16:00 | TD-Info, 6A Pinkers Court, Briarlands Office Park, Bristol, BS35 3QH, United Kingdom
A working group that seeks to identify and promulgate good practice in life cycle cost modelling across the UK Defence sector and contribute to the realisation of the DSCM vision.
This next meeting will be held In-Person at TD-Info Offices and virtually using Microsoft Teams.
For further information, please get in touch with Frank Murphy

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English® (STE) Training Courses
2023-10-09 10:00 - 2023-10-12 13:30
This course is a practical introduction for those who will use STE like technical authors or engineers in any sector including aerospace and defence. The course:

Explains what STE is and the benefits of using STE
Shows the delegates how to use the STE specification
Gives delegates opportunities to use STE in practical exercises.

We can adapt the course to suit your organisation so contact us to discuss this.
The rate for each delegate on the course is: £690.00 + VAT (tax) at 20%
Course length and content
Online delivery: 4 half-day sessions on consecutive days, 9:00 – 12:30 (Maximum 8 people.)
To find out more about our programme of STE training for 2023, delegate rates and how to book, please email Ciaran Dodd.

AdM as a Service Challenge Working Groups
2023-10-12 10:30 - 17:30 | Digital Manufacturing Centre Ltd, Silverstone Park, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8FU, United Kingdom
The Additive Manufacturing as a Service Challenge Face-to-Face Working Group Meeting will be held on Thursday 12 October 2023 at the Defence Manufacturing Centre (DMC) in Silverstone, Towcester.
Please do not delay registering as the number of spaces is limited to 100 attendees and the spaces will be offered on a first come, first served basis. The registration will close on 5 October 2023.
The aim of the event will be for the working groups to problem solve Spiral 1 issues to date.
The agenda is as follows:

09:30 Arrival – Tea & Coffee ​
10:00 Welcome & Housekeeping​
10:10 Agenda and Objectives for the Day​
10:15 Executive Group Welcome​
10:30 DMC & Vistory presentations​
11:00 Coffee break​
11:20 AdM as a Service Challenge update​
11:30 Update on Additive Manufacture Capabilities Knowledge Capture activity​
11:45 Lunch + DMC tour (Integration Task Force working lunch)​
13:45 Spiral 1 issues and focus for Working Groups​
14:00 Working Group Meetings​
16:00 WG Co-Chair Summaries & Wrap up​
16:30 Close

Please confirm your details via the Registration link if you wish to attend.

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Digital Twin Community of Practice – Flares Investigation Tasks
2023-10-19 10:30 - 14:30
What this is – This a new TD-info, industry, and MOD collaboration project to define and demonstrate the viability of Digital Twin benefits for MOD countermeasures (Flares).
Why? – The field of Digital Twins as a whole hold’s incredible possibilities within the entire Defence landscape. In the case of air countermeasures – specifically flares – the ability for them to provide a decoy is a well-established concept and has been in service in the RAF since the 1960s with the Vulcan bomber. Not only is it relevant for today as a countermeasure, but it will also be relevant for the foreseeable future. Digital simulations and representations of flares systems have the potential to provide the MOD with an improved design, test, evaluation and through life support capability for its countermeasure assets. MOD have selected five topics for the Digital Twin Community of Practice to help them understand new approaches.
Project Strands Statement of Requirements will be briefed by MOD on…

Strand 1: Safety Trace
Strand 2: Environmental Testing Review
Strand 3: Consultation over Design of Experiments
Strand 4a: Composition – Combustion Modelling
Strand 4b: Dynamics Of Mixing
Strand 5: Asset Tracking

How and When – The full briefing via ‘Teams’ by TDI and MOD Project Strand Task Leads is on Thursday 19th October, 9:30 – 13:30. Please follow the link at the side of the page to register.
Why get involved? – Your contribution will enable you to understand the direction of travel from within Defence, shape, influence and assist towards MOD countermeasure development. There is also an event to work as part of a Team with equally capable and knowledgeable organisations within Defence and the wider digital community. This is also an opportunity for other industry experience and best practice to be showcased within the Defence environment.

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Multi Domain Integration - Developing Digital Talent
2023-10-19 11:00 - 13:30
A key element of Multi Domain Integration (MDI), Defence Digital, Digital Deterrence, Software Acquisition Improvements, etc. is availability of digital talent plus a continued pipeline of capability.
Following the launch by General Sir Jim Hockenhull – Commander Strategic Command of the Digital Bursary at DSEI, we take an MDI WG opportunity to dig deeper to understand what it means for Defence including MDI and Industry.
The session, hosted Defence Digital’s Paul Hancock, will be informative and interactive.
Please register to explore and shape this important enabler to UK having essential and world leading digital talent.

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SusDefSp SWG - Circular Economic Concept
2023-10-25 10:30 - 16:30 | Mott MacDonald, 10 Temple Back Bristol, Bristol, BS1 6FL, United Kingdom
General
As part of moving the Sustainable Support Strategy forwards the next Sustainable Defence Support (SusDefSp) Sub Working Group (SWG) will explore how circular economics can improve supply chain resilience, certainty of supply and create operational advantage.
Aim
Defence Support Futures are developing a circular economic concept note, the aim of this SusDefSp SWG is to expose initial thinking to wider stakeholders and provide the opportunity for industry, academia and others to provide challenge and insight to inform the next iteration of the concept note
Location
Virtual attendance will be on MS Teams
For those attending in person the venue is: Mott MacDonald, 10 Temple Back, Bristol, BS1 6FL
Date & Time
0930 – 1530 hrs Wednesday 25th October 2023.
Output
Following the working group the concept note will be uplifted and if required experimentation plans amended.
Outcome
The Concept note will describe how Defence must operate in the future, hypothesise about the benefits and through experimentation build an evidence base to inform future policy, capability development and investment decisions
Who should attend
Anyone with a responsibility for making their business more sustainable and implementing circular economics across their organisation will benefit from attending.
Format
This event will by hybrid, there are limited places to attend in person these will be allocated on first come first serve basis and limited to one person per company
Outline Agenda – subject to change

0930 Welcome to site add safety brief (Host)
0935 Open from Co Chairs (Defence Support Ian Florey and FNC Ian Tarplee)
0945 Def Sup Circular economic concept (Defence Support Sarah/Marina)
1005 Def Circularity activities – metal (DESA Leroy), Circular Development in Kevlar (Uplift 360Sam), DE&S Net 50 (DE&S ESPA James)
1105 Coffee
1130 Non defence perspectives (Mott MacDonald, Business Decision Making Framework (Loughborough Uni) , other sector UKRI KTN Rare earth metals and batteries (Sheena)
1230 lunch
1330 Workshop – challenge and insight to inform circular economic concept note (challenge, insight from other sectors, what is missing, where is it too ambitious or falling short, what don’t we know, what solutions are out there)
1430 Plenary – feedback from each group
1500 key takeaways and closing remarks (Co -Chairs)
1515 Coffee (TBC)
1530 Site visit (TBC)
1630 Depart (0r 1515 if no visits)

For additional information please contact nadeem.cheshti@teamdefence.info or Steve.green@teamdefence.info

EVENT PRE_READING: DOWNLOAD DRAFT CIRCULAR ECONOMIC CONCEPT NOTE

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Software Enabled Defence Working Group
2023-10-31 10:00 - 12:30 | virtual
Following the successful two-day Software Acquisition Review March 2023 at QQ Malvern, Steve Hyde MOD Software Lead formally launches this MOD – Industry co-creational and collaborative Software Enabled Defence Working Group in conjunction with Team Defence Information.
The Working Group is led by Steve Hyde (MOD) plus Kevin O’Reilly and Paul Hudson (Industry), facilitated by Shaun Hughes (TD-Info)
The session will confirm the findings of the Malvern Session and highlight the actions taken and proposed forward plan.
The Working Group targets another February / March 2024 two-day seminar to inform 2024/25 MOD – DE&S Plan

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