Day: February 15, 2018

Major MET Investment prompts potential Security Tenders availability for suppliers

Yesterday London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled increased investment and additional resources to the Metropolitan Police this year as well as outlining future commitments to investments. This positive move should be welcomed from suppliers interested in securing security tenders & blue light tenders with an additional £60million of funding. This positive

Lockheed Martin delivers airborne surveillance system for Finnish Defence Forces

A vigilant “Dragon Shield” airborne surveillance system developed by Lockheed Martin for the Finnish Defence Forces has achieved final operational capability. The milestone was achieved after the final flight test of the system, which evaluated compliance of the aircraft to civilian and military airworthiness requirements as well as system requirements verification. Lockheed Martin’s team modified […]

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Northrop Grumman seeking participants to test their swarm-based tactics

Northrop Grumman has been appointed Phase I Swarm Systems Integrator as part of the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) programme. With appointment now official, Northrop Grumman is seeking participants to cultivate their own swarm-based tactics on the organisation’s first open architecture test bed. The defence specialist will partner up with […]

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Lockheed Martin secures $524 million contract for PAC-3 missiles

The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defence capabilities under a $524 million contract modification for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors. The contract modifications include PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE missile deliveries, launcher modification kits, associated equipment and spares. The PAC-3 is […]

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Embraer and SkyTech sign letter of intent for KC-390 aircraft

Embraer Defense & Security has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with aviation services company SkyTech for up to six new KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft. The aircraft are earmarked for multiple defence projects and both companies have also agreed on a potential strategic collaboration to jointly explore new business opportunities in training and […]

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