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New industry leaders partner with Team Tempest to deliver next generation aircraft

Air July 22, 2020

Seven new companies will collaborate with Team Tempest, the pioneering alliance delivering cutting edge technology for a new generation of combat air power. Launched in 2018, Team Tempest is a group of ambitious industry partners – representing the deep breadth of innovation and expertise across the nation – working in collaboration ...

DPRTE partner Airbus secures MOD communications satellite contract

Air July 21, 2020

The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has confirmed that DPRTE Engage Online event partner, Airbus, has been awarded a contract worth £500 million for a new military communications satellite is set to keep troops safe across the globe for decades to come. Built by Airbus Defence and Space, SKYNET 6A will soar ...

DPRTE Engage partner DIO to oversee new funding for improvements to troops’ accommodation

Land July 21, 2020

The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have announced that thousands of UK Armed Forces families across the UK will have their housing and accommodation improved and renovated thanks to nearly £200 million of new Government funding. On a joint visit to Catterick Garrison, the Ministers chatted to soldiers ...

MOD signs £65 million contract for first three Protector aircraft

Air July 17, 2020

A £65 million contract to build the UK’s first three Protector aircraft, the first UK operated system capable of strike missions anywhere in the world, has been signed. After a successful development phase Protector is set to enter service by mid-2024, meaning that the Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) will deliver ...