Day: July 13, 2017

Lockheed Martin has been contracted by the US Army to modernise its live training program, specifically for vehicle crews. Working with its partner, Saab, Lockheed Martin will help develop simplified training programs for crews, bringing together numerous current systems into one product. The training systems are managed by the US Army Program Executive Office for […]

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The UK space sector is to receive a further boost with the development of a government funded facility. Located at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, some £99M of government funding will help build a National Satellite Testing Facility. The space sector forms a key part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy to spread economic growth across the UK […]

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The European Defence Agency has awarded access to funding to a Polish small and medium-sized enterprise, that will enable a Research and Technology project to progress. The funding comes in line with defence R&T priorities identified within its CapTechs and is enabled via the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). It will provide some €2M to […]

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Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has joined a framework agreement with Bundeswehr, to deliver a fleet of new vehicles, securing its place as one of the world’s foremost suppliers of systems and equipment for ground forces. This major project will see the German military vehicle fleet overhauled and modernised, with Rheinmetall supplying thousands of its state-of-the-art […]

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