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WFEL wins MOD contract to manufacture armoured vehicles

Land February 13, 2020

Specialist manufacturer WFEL has won a £2.3billion contract to produce armoured vehicles for the MOD. WFEL, a subsidy of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, will supply the MOD with armoured vehicles for the Army’s Strike Brigades and aim to source material from UK suppliers. Under the contract, a significant portion of ...

MOD awards contract for battery repair to Lincad

Land February 10, 2020

UK manufacturer Lincad has won a contract for battery repair with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The battery repair contract will cover L118 Light Gun Battery Power Management Systems (BPMS) which will be maintained by Lincad, a British manufacturer of specialist chargers. All work will be carried out in Lincad’s new ...

MOD releases defence spending figures for 2018/19

Homeland February 3, 2020

The MOD has released figures from 2018/19 showing how defence spending contributed to public expenditure in the UK. The defence spending figures put overall 2018/2019 expenditure at £19.2billion. In Scotland, MOD expenditure rose by 4.6 per cent, making Scotland the only region to see a year-on-year increase in total expenditure since ...

MOD provides £183million for helicopter training

Air January 27, 2020

The MOD’s UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) has signed a contract to provide helicopter training for new Rotary Wing pilots. The UKMFTS contract is worth £183million and will provide new simulator and infrastructure improvements as well as support in attracting personnel for helicopter training. The Rotary Wing contract amendment was ...