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Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2019 takes place at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 28th March. Sitting at the heart of the event, the DPRTE Defence Procurement Pavilion will provide visitors with an opportunity to engage directly with key procurement organisations who are responsible for setting procurement strategy and delivering the MOD’s […]

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ADS is the UK trade organisation for the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, with more than 1,000 member businesses. We work to support business development opportunities in our industries, encourage investment in technology and innovation, and to support UK manufacturing and our industries’ supply chains. We regularly host UK companies from across our sectors […]

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Six US Air Force B-52 long-range bombers have been sent to the United Kingdom for a series of training activities over Europe. The aircraft and over 450 airmen arrived at Royal Air Force base Fairford from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. The United States has deployed strategic bombers in Europe at least once a […]

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A team of BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and MBDA engineers are to enhance the capability of the UK’s fleet of F-35 Lightning aircraft by commencing work on the integration of next generation weapons. BAE Systems has received an initial funding award from Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor on the F-35 programme, to start integration efforts […]

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QinetiQ North America has announced that it has won the competition for the US Army’s Common Robotic System-Individual (CRS(I)) program. The seven-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, valued up to $164 million is for the delivery of small ground robots. It includes a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase worth approximately $20 million over […]

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Companies from across the UK defence industry came together in the first opportunity for suppliers to engage with the Government and Team Tempest partners over the future of Combat Air System development in the UK. The event in Farnborough was launched by Minister for Defence Procurement, Stuart Andrew, and saw 300 delegates including SMEs and […]

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General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has announced it will support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) through their new information technology support services contract vehicle. The award will allow the Company to compete on individual task orders in support of DTRA’s mission and technology domains. The multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract holds a […]

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Buildings are being demolished at RAF Lakenheath to build a new flight simulator facility and air hangar.

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Two Denmark-based companies have announced software that will improve helicopter communications.

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The US Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a $713 million contract for the production of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) for the first phase of Poland’s WISŁA air and missile defense program. Under this foreign military sales contract for WISŁA, Northrop Grumman will manufacture IBCS engagement operations centres and integrated […]

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Central government has recently come under criticism following the collapse of Carillion in January 2018. The criticism is related to the award of large public contracts to the company despite its publication of a profit warning in July 2018. In light of this criticism, Emily Powell, partner at top 100 law firm Hugh James, asks to what extent can contracting authorities exclude companies from the tendering process following profit warnings?  In the UK, the […]

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