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Team Defence Information Bulletin – May 2022
Introduction from our Managing Director, Phil Williams Hello TD-Info World As the year races on apace and our gaze is still hard fast on Ukraine, we reflected at SupportNET 22 with MP and Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quinn, and Lt General Richard Wardlaw...
Defence Information 22 – 8-9 June at the Active Conference Centre, Bristol
Defence Information 22 is a hybrid conference, with attendance in person and online. The programme is building and speakers already in place are mentioned below. To book follow this link Day 1: Information Strategy & Information Enablers including Data, Cyber Risk...
Team Defence Information Bulletin – April 2022
Introduction from our Managing Director, Phil Williams Like many, I am sure that TD-Info members are watching events in Ukraine unfold with horror. Few of us would have contemplated that Europe would see such scenes like those not visited upon us for 80 years. As the...
Gladiator – Defence Operational Training Capability (Air) Innovation Workshop – 6 April 2022
The DOTC capability announced by the Minister for Defence Procurement in May 2019, known as Gladiator, will evolve through incremental acquisition and allow the UK to undertake synthetic training for air, land, and maritime forces on a secure network. TD-Info and the...
IPS/ILS User Forum Vienna 2022 – Save the Dates 17 – 20 October 2022
“Driving Interoperability and Digital Transformation through the implementation of the Suite of S-Series IPS-Specifications and S1000D” is the slogan of the first and unique IPS User Forum 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Save the date from October 17 to October 20, 2022 for...
Human Machine Teaming Prior Information Notice published
Human Machine Teaming Prior Information Notice published on 27 February 2022. Read it here.
Industry Security Assurance Centre (ISAC)
The Government recently issued information regarding the Industry Security Assurance Centre (ISAC) which is responsible for providing relevant defence contractors with up-to-date security and business continuity policy and guidance. The ISAC provides specialist and...
MOD Issues Update to JSP 912 – Human Factors Integration (HFI)
On 17 March 2022, the MOD published the latest version of Joint Service Publication (JSP) 912 promulgating MOD policy regarding the process of human factors integration (HFI) in defence systems for service personnel and contractors. HFI involves the identification and...
First MOD Robot Dog Olympic Hackathon – May 22
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...
New report outlines huge value of the defence sector to UK economy
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)....
Digital Twin Termly Report – Feb 22
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....
SupportNET 22 “Dragons’ Den” challenge for £1000 prize
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 Update
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. ...
Team Defence Information Bulletin – March 2022
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...
MOD issues Defence Equipment Plan 2021
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...
Events
Information on all sector-relevant events, run by TD-Info and other organisations.
Office for Small Business Growth (OSBG) briefing to Industry
Office for Small Business Growth (OSBG) briefing to Industry MS Teams 22nd September 1100 - 1200 Overview and role of the OSBG – 30 minutes Doing business with the MOD, to include guidance on the usage of Frameworks, the DSP portal etc – 15 minutes Q & A – 15...
Data Quality Workshop (Air)
Team Defence Information, working with the National Armaments Director Group, are planning to hold three (Air, Land & Sea) joint MOD / Defence Industry data quality workshops in September and October 2026. Workshops Purpose & Aims Ensure better quality...
Natural Capital & Infrastructure Community of Practice
The Natural Capital & Infrastructure (NC&I) Community of Practice The topic Team Defence has defined this in a Defence enterprise perspective as looking and focusing on Natural capital, which is the world's stock of natural resources, which includes geology,...
News
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DE25 Conference Newsletter
To see the full write up DE25 follow this link DE25 Conference Newsletter
Chief of Defence Logistics and Support (CDLS) Commendations 2024 – Open to Industry Nominations
CDLS Vice Admiral Andy Kyte would like to invite you to nominate individuals and teams who have gone over and above their day-to-day role to make a significant contribution to Support. TD-Info is supporting CDLS to secure nomination from industry, complimenting...
Software Enabled Defence in Conjunction with Value Management: Blog – The Compelling Narrative
The nature of global threats to Nations, their Governments and Defence is accelerating in variety, pace, and ingenuity. UK Government and specifically MOD must be able to generate capability to fit the threat with a pace of relevance at agility and at...
