Latest Defence articles

BAE says cyber security deals will offset squeeze on public sector spending

BAE Systems
Defence contractor highlights strong performance by its cyber security division in its half-yearly results
29 Jul 2011

Ministry of Defence faces continuous cyber battle, says Fox

Defence secretary Liam Fox (Photo - Cabinet Office)
Defence Secretary Liam Fox reveals that 1,000 attacks were detected and blocked last year
08 Jun 2011

High-ranking Army officer to lead £650m government security programme

Toy soldiers standing on a laptop
Major General Jonathan Shaw is expected to be put in charge of the UK's cyber defences
16 Mar 2011

Stuxnet could have been more effective

Experts say worm authors 'should be embarrassed at their amateur approach'
20 Jan 2011

Britain urged to shore up cyber defences

Monitoring web traffic or offering financial incentives to encourage countries to protect systems could improve national security
19 Oct 2010

MoD given two years to improve army logistics systems

MPs demand changes after delays to equipment shipped out to support troops in Afghanistan
13 Oct 2009

Computer systems blamed for accounting problems at MoD

Billions of pounds worth of arms and equipment not correctly recorded on systems led to accounts being qualified
21 Aug 2009

Government under fire over military software exports

MPs concerned that UK-developed software may be used for purposes outside of arms export laws
20 Aug 2009

MoD signs £23m air surveillance system deal

IBM to enhance software monitoring of two million aircraft movements yearly
28 Jul 2009

UK opts out of Nato cyber security centre

Need to co-ordinate with other countries leads UK to keep its distance
23 Jul 2009

Defence IT rollout presses on despite MPs' warning

MoD says recommendation for more "realism" in deadlines will only be acted on "if necessary"
14 Apr 2009

BAE awards multimillion-pound submarine IT contract

Newcomer Carillion IT Services wins deal on grounds of flexibility
24 Oct 2008