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North East of England highlighted as a strong region for MOD tenders

During the Defence Secretary’s visit to Gateshead last week it was revealed that the North East of England currently benefits from £100 million of annual defence investment. Mr Williamson highlighted that the region plays a “key role” in ensuring the military have everything they need to protect the UK from

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General Atomics celebrates MQ-25 Stingray milestone

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has celebrated a successful performance testing of the arresting hook ‘Hold Down Damper’ for its MQ-25 Stingray prototype. The prototype is one of several pitched as part of a US Navy competition calling for an unmanned aircraft capable of aerial refuelling. In addition to General Atomics, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have […]

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SAAB to deliver RAF’S Typhoons with new smart self-protection system

Saab has been chosen by BAE Systems for the development of a new pyrotechnic smart self-protection system for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to defeat radar- and IR-guided threats. The order is part of a framework agreement with BAE Systems consisting of development, production, support and future sales of the Smart Dispenser System (SDS), a pyrotechnic […]

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New vertical landing pads for F-35 aircraft used for first time

The UK’s new F-35 multi role combat jets have used their vertical landing capability to land on new Vertical Landing Pads (VLPs), at RAF Marham for the first time. To support the aircraft’s short take off vertical landing (STOVL) capability, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation is building three VLPs through its contractors, a joint venture between Galliford Try […]

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