The U.S. Navy's Naval Research Laboratory has selected Blue Canyon Technologies to provide nanosatellites for NRL's joint mission with the U.K. ministry of defense to study the ionosphere and radiation environment in space from different vantage points.
Read More »KBR to Build, Maintain UK Combat Water Supply System
KBR has received a potential seven-year, $42 million contract from the U.K. ministry of defense to build a potable water supply system for the British military’s combat missions. The company said Wednesday it will design, manufacture, test and deliver the Combat Water Supply System and CWSS variants to the ministry. Work will also …
Read More »StandardAero Subsidiary to Help Maintain UK Gazelle Helicopter Fleet
A StandardAero subsidiary has received a potential four-year contract to help maintain the U.K. Army Air Corps’ Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopters that have been in service for nearly five decades. Vector Aerospace will commence maintenance work on 26 Gazelle units at the Fleetlands facility in Gosports, England, where the platform currently …
Read More »Airbus to Continue UK Puma 2 Helicopter Fleet Support Under Potential $136M Contract
Airbus has secured a potential $135.6 million follow-on contract from the U.K. ministry of defense to help sustain the country’s fleet of Puma 2 helicopters throughout the platform’s service life. The company said Dec. 22 its helicopters business will repair, overhaul and provide logistics support for the U.K. air force’s Puma 2 …
Read More »Lockheed Delivers UK’s 14th F-35B Aircraft; Peter Ruddock Comments
The U.K. military has accepted delivery of a 14th F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The F-35B flew into Beaufort, South Carolina, last week to undergo tests by 200 deployed U.K. personnel before the aircraft joins the country’s 617 Squadron by next summer, the British defense ministry said Monday. Peter …
Read More »UK MoD Taps Leonardo for Radar Threat Simulation Equipment
Leonardo has inked a contract with the U.K. ministry of defense to deliver equipment that can help simulate radar threats to the U.K. air force’s A400M transport aircraft prior to launch. The company said Sunday the simulations will help commanders implement defensive aids suites that can help the A400M aircraft …
Read More »CAE Extends UK Military Helicopter Aircrew Training Support
CAE has received an eight-year contract modification from the U.K. ministry of defense to continue the provision of aircrew training services for the British air force at the company’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility. The modification extends a partnership between CAE and MOD that commenced in 1997 as part …
Read More »BAE Systems to Support All UK Navy Vessels at Portsmouth Naval Base
The U.K. ministry of defense has updated its maritime support delivery framework contract with BAE Systems to cover all classes of vessels homeported at the Portsmouth Naval Base including two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. BAE Systems said Thursday that its engineers from the Solent region will support the U.K. …
Read More »Discovery Air, Inzpire and Leonardo Team Up to Offer Live Air Training System for UK MoD
Discovery Air‘s defense services unit, Inzpire and Leonardo have teamed up to develop and deliver a live air training system in support of the U.K. ministry of defense’s Air Support to Defense Operational Training program. Inzpire said Tuesday that the companies will merge their respective capacities, expertise and expertise in …
Read More »Harris Secures $70M Contract UK EOD Robot Supply Contract
Harris has received a potential $70 million contract from the U.K. ministry of defense for the delivery of robotic systems to support the agency’s explosive ordnance disposal missions worldwide. The company said Wednesday it will supply T7 robotic systems for MoD’s Project STARTER that aims to mitigate explosive threats that …
Read More »Smiths Detection to Supply Airport Security Platforms to UK Defense Ministry
Smiths Detection has secured a multimillion-dollar contract to deploy a range of aviation security products at the U.K. defense ministry’s airports worldwide. The ministry ordered ScanTrailer 100100V-2is mobile x-ray inspection systems; HI-SCAN 145180-2is x-ray equipment for air cargo; IONSCAN 600 trace detectors; CEIA PMD2PLUS walkthrough metal detectors; and millimeter-wave eqo scanners designed for screening people, …
Read More »BAE Systems-Led Coalition Inks Agreement With UK MoD to Assess Army Battle Tanks
A BAE Systems-led consortium of companies has inked an agreement with the U.K.’s defense ministry for the assessment phase of a program to modernize the British army’s main battle tanks. BAE Systems said Thursday it will lead the Team Challenger 2 team which will collaborate with the Ministry of Defence to …
Read More »Cubic Receives Subcontract for British UAS Tactical Common Data Links
Cubic Corp. has been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million subcontract extension award from UAV Tactical Systems to provide additional Tactical Common Data Links for the U.K. defense ministry of defense’s Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System program. The TCDL is a wireless connection system designed to facilitate image and data transfers from UAS platforms to ground control …
Read More »UK Defense Procurement Org Picks Bechtel, CH2M Hill for Service Contracts
Bechtel and CH2M Hill have been nominated for contracts to manage the transition of the U.K.’s defense equipment and support procurement operation into a government-owned and contractor-operated organization, Defense News reported Monday. Andrew Chuter reports that Bechtel could provide managed services for the country’s navy and air force, while CH2M Hill could oversee the program for the army and …
Read More »UK Defence Ministry Receives Astrium X-Band SATCOM Terminals
Astrium has delivered new X-band satellite communication terminals to the U.K. Ministry of Defense for the country’s land and sea forces. Two Deployable Maritime Milsat SCOTPatrol terminals will be deployed to small royal Navy ships and 25 Mantis terminals are for the U.K.’s land forces, Astrium said Thursday. The terminals are …
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