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The biennial Defence Procurement Agency Industry Conference will be held on Thursday 19th February 2004 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London.

18/12/03
Minister announces contracts signature for Ground Based Air Defence (Assessment Phase 1)
The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts that mark the start of the Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Phase 1 Assessment, Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Bach, announced today.

17/12/03
Heavy Plant PFI - Preferred Bidder announced
The Amey Lex Consortium (ALC) has been chosen as the Preferred Bidder for a new Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal to provide heavy plant equipment for the Armed Forces, Lord Bach, Minister for Defence Procurement, announced today.

11/12/03
Delivering Security in a Changing World - The Defence White Paper
The Defence White Paper was published today by Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon.

11/12/03
MoD and NATO Reports on military operations in Iraq
Two new reports are published today on the UK's military operations in Iraq.

2/12/03
First Tranche of new 'Friend or Foe' ID enters service
The first tranche of the Ministry of Defence’s new identification ‘friend or foe’ systems have entered service on 12 transport aircraft – five months ahead of schedule.

1/12/03
UK Armed Forces to receive next generation biological warfare detection systems
The UK Armed Forces today unveiled their new weapon in the fight against biological warfare with the roll-out of the first six Integrated Biological Defence Systems (IBDS).