Day: November 8, 2017

Babcock and BMT sign cooperation agreement to develop future surface ships

Babcock and BMT have signed a cooperation agreement, which outlines the principles of a strategic relationship that will see the companies collaborate to support the Design, Build, Construction and Support of future classes of Surface Ships for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and other international projects.   The initial

Will Russian Threats Boost Budget for Defence Contracts?

A former military chief has warned that the UK must boost its defence budget to protect the ‘homeland’ against Russian attack. These claims come in tandem with reports that suggest the Russian spy plane and its crew spent hours observing military barracks at the weekend. Does the UK need to

170 Houses & 60 Retirement Village Units

Scheme comprises outline planning application for residential development (construction of 23 one bedroom, 54 two bedroom, 93 three bedroom and 60 four bedroom houses of which up to 60 will form a retirement village), to include associated estate roads an

Lockheed Martin deliver F-35 full mission simulators

Lockheed Martin has delivered F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) to the Israeli, Italian, Japanese and Norwegian Air Forces – the first-ever deliveries to international F-35 operators. The simulators provide a key component of the pilot training capability at F-35 operating bases in the four countries, where they will facilitate pilot qualification training, continuation training and […]

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Thales pens Memorandum of Understanding with Thai military

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been agreed, linking Thales to the Defence Technology Institute (DTI) – the research and development arm of the Thai Ministry of Defence. The move will enable the two organisations to collaborate on matters relating to Integrated Air Defence Systems, Digital Communications, and Command and Control Systems. It is hoped […]

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German P-3C Orion aircraft upgrade awarded to Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to carry out Phase II of the $158.5M German Navy P-3C Mission System Refresh Programme. The programme will upgrade mission system processing suites across eight German P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. It forms part a wider revamp which includes structural mid-life upgrades and improvements to the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) cockpit […]

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