The United Kingdom has a new entity to oversee defense integration across the government, with industry and international allies. UK Strategic Command introduced the Integration Design Authority at the recent Defence & Security Equipment International held in London. According to Lt. Gen. Tom Copinger-Symes, who heads StratCom, IDA is “an important outcome” of the military unit’s operating...
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Anduril Industries Lands MoD Contract to Mature Force Protection Technology
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Anduril Industries a $20.6 million contract to advance the development of force protection technology for the Royal Air Force and the Strategic Command on Permanent Joint Operating Bases. Under the agreement, the company will work on Phase 3 of the MoD and Strategic Command’s Programme TALOS, which seeks...
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UK Strategic Command Highlights Digital Tech Role in Enhancing NATO’s Cyber Defense
Lt. Gen. Tom Copinger-Symes, deputy commander of the U.K. Strategic Command, discussed the importance of harnessing the power of the latest digital technologies to strengthen NATO’s cyber defense at Cybersec Summit 2023. The military alliance has been facing cyber threats, most recently from a hacktivist group, SiegedSec, which claimed that it breached NATO’s websites and...