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Leonardo to maintain German & Spanish Typhoon fleet

Air June 21, 2017

Leonardo has signed two new five-year contracts that will see the company directly involved in the maintenance of German and Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon avionics. The company has great pedigree in Typhoon maintenance, with it providing availability-based support for Italian Typhoons, it has also recently agreed to provide support for UK Typhoon ...

The tendering process in the Ministry of Defence

June 8, 2017

Every year, the Ministry of Defence spends £19 billion with UK industry. The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and is the single largest customer for UK industry, putting a huge range of contracts, from utility services to aircraft carrier projects, out to competitive tender. ...

Cyber security – protecting your data

June 7, 2017

Following several rather embarrassing security leaks over the last year, cyber security and cyber threats are at the top of the table. In the second of our series of interviews we speak with Vince Warrington, founder of Protective Intelligence, about cyber security, cyber essentials and the application of the DCPP in ...

Brexit: what does it really mean for the UK defence industry?

May 12, 2017

Brexit and its implications continue to be widely discussed. Here, defence writer Mark Lane takes a look at a recent report on what leaving the EU might mean for UK defence and for defence procurement.  Negotiations over the UK’s departure from the EU are barely under way and it will be ...