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US Navy commissions Littoral Combat Ship Wichita

The US Navy has officially commissioned its newest freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita. During a ceremony held at Naval Station Mayport in Florida – where the USS Wichita will one day be based – US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas delivered the principal address. In time-honored US Navy tradition, ship’s sponsor Kate […]

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US Air Force accepts first Boeing Pegasus tanker aircraft

The US Air Force has accepted the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the aircraft’s delivery to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas in the coming weeks. During extensive flight testing, six KC-46 completed more than 3,800 flight hours and offloaded more than four million pounds of fuel to A-10, […]

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Fire Safety Consultants and Risk Assessors

The awarding authority is procuring the fire safety services Frameworks. This tender relates to FS1-C: Fire Safety Consultancy Services BAFE 205 or equivalent companies that offer one of the following workstreams Workstream 1: Fire engineers – To Advise

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Spanish Chinook fleet to be modernised by Boeing

Boeing has been contracted to comprehensively upgrade the Spanish CH-47D Chinook helicopter fleet and introduce the more modern F-model configuration. 17 Chinooks are to be upgraded by Boeing, bringing digital automatic flight control systems, common avionics architecture and advanced cargo handling capability to the Spanish fleet. As the first order placed by a non-US customer, […]

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General Dynamics awarded Abrams Main Battle Tank upgrade

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $714 million contract to upgrade 174 additional M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration on behalf of the US Army. According to General Dynamics, this recent award brings the total number of M1A2 SEPv3 tanks ordered by the US […]

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Defence Secretary looks to next century of British air power

The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has revealed that Britain’s combat air power has reached new heights whilst speaking in a brand-new hangar displaying one-hundred years of fighter jets. Speaking at RAF Marham, the Defence Secretary announced the UK now has nine F-35 Lightning jets ready to be deployed on operations around the world. The F-35 […]

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FY 19 AE Design

01/08/18

THIS IS A PROPOSED INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN SERVICES PRIMARILY WITHIN THE MEMPHIS DISTRICT.

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The services to be procured under this announcement are class

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Job Order Contract (ID/IQ)

Statement of Work (SOW)

C.1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

1.1. This Job Order Contract (JOC) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for a broad range of general construction intended to provide rapid response for new construction,

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Social houses to be prioritised for former service personnel with PTSD

Former service personnel suffering from PTSD or other mental illnesses will be prioritised for social housing under proposals published for consultation by Communities Secretary, James Brokenshire. The measures will also help people who divorce or separate from their partners in the Armed Forces by exempting them from rules requiring them to be a local resident […]

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BAE Systems to provide mission system support to QEC carriers

BAE Systems is to provide essential mission system support to the UK Royal Navy’s largest ever warships, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales, as part of an updated integration services agreement. Through an addition to the Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Services (NCSISS) contract, BAE Systems will ensure both aircraft carriers are kept ready […]

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Leidos to provide research support services for the Naval Health Research Center

Leidos has been awarded a contract by the US Naval Medical Logistics Command to provide research support services at its Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). The single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a potential value of approximately $57.7 million if all options are exercised. NHRC optimises the operational […]

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New police powers to tackle illegal use of drones

The government is moving forward with plans to give police new powers to tackle drones misuse and abuse, with the publication of their response to the drones consultation. Following over 5,000 responses to the consultation, new legislation will give police officers the additional power to land drones and require users to produce the proper documentation. The police […]

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MOD awards RAF Poseidon training contracts to Copernicus Technology

Copernicus Technology has won two MOD contracts in support of RAF Poseidon MRA Mk1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, which will be based at RAF Lossiemouth from 2020. In late December they officially handed over a full Visual Recognition Training package to visiting senior MOD representatives of the Poseidon program. Copernicus Technology won this contract earlier in […]

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Northrop Grumman wins deal for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems

Northrop Grumman has received a $3.6 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support from the US Air Force. Under the IDIQ, the Air Force may issue task or delivery order awards up to the ceiling amount specified in the contract. Work is set to conclude in […]

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Marshall signs deal to support Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130H

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has secured a contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to sustain its C-130H fleet through to its out of service date. The contract was signed during a ceremony at the Eindhoven Air Base in the presence of senior officials from the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and the Royal Netherlands […]

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