FCG OIL Robot Dog Olympics - May 22 Imagine an open architecture, where the latest Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) can plug and play into a system of systems, with a device agnostic application store. Allowing user-centric workflows and enabling human machine...

The report has been published by the Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub), a collaborative initiative to improve understanding of the defence sector’s contribution to the UK economy and an important deliverable of the 2021 Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS)....

Building upon the our previously published papers the Community of Practice identified several 2* focus areas and have been conducting activities to define how digital twin capabilities could be used, identify suitable pilots and share learning across sectors....

This opportunity is open to everyone. To submit your idea, send a one slide summary of your idea by 14 April 2022. Proposals will be judged on the following criteria: Potential impact Ease of introduction Solution Maturity Radical nature of approach They will also be...

Strategy for Defence Infrastructure - A strategy for the transformation and development of the Defence estate. First published on 27 January 2022, the strategy was updated on 22 February 2022. To read the strategy and register for notifications, click here.  ...

Introduction from our Managing Director, Phil Williams As we emerge from our Covid lockdown and enjoy our new freedoms, our thoughts turn to Ukraine and I am reminded of the words of G K Chesterton: “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of...

In November 2020, the Prime Minister announced an increase in Defence spending of £16.5 billion over four years. On 21 February 2021, the MOD issued the Defence Equipment Plan 2021 reflecting the outcome of that increase in funding and of the Government’s Integrated...

In the first episode of the video podcast (vodcast), Chief Information Officer Charlie Forte is joined by Director of Strategy and Military Digitisation, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes. They discuss how digital and the use of data has transformed the world of...

On 22 January 2022, the MOD issued an independent report on MDI Research drawing upon "Conceptual approaches and lessons from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea". RAND Europe, part of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre’s (DCDC) Strategic Analysis Support...

 IntroductionHuge thanks to everyone who attended January’s Support Chain Seminar and to the speakers and sponsors that made the event a resounding success. This was the first in-person event that we’ve been able to host in over 18 months and it provided an invaluable...

IntroductionAs we come to the end of another challenging year we begin looking forward to the many events and activities that we have planned for 2022. The new year kicks off with the hybrid Support Chain Seminar (SCS) on 12-13 January where we will join senior...