Some 500 support trucks will be delivered to the British Army in 2024 to support operational activity, following a rapid procurement process of just seven months. Under a £282M contract, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles will deliver the multipurpose trucks that will allow personnel to load flat racks onto the platform, which ...
Dstl and UK armed forces collaborated with Australia and the US in an AUKUS trial to accelerate the adoption and understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems. The AUKUS Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in Contested Environments (TORVICE) trial aimed to identify and resolve vulnerabilities of robotic vehicles and sensors that affect autonomous systems. Understanding ...
The Aurora Engineering Delivery Partnership (EDP) has been awarded a new contract by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). Aurora EDP is a unique partnership between QinetiQ, AtkinsRéalis and BMT and is the UK Ministry of Defence’s primary route for procuring engineering services. This new five-year contract award will provide services ...
Babcock International Group and Supacat have officially launched production of 70 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Jackal 3s for the British Army. 62 of the transporters will be built at a specially developed manufacturing facility at Babcock’s Devonport, with the remaining eight to be built at Supacat’s manufacturing facilities in Dunkeswell. Production ...