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Lockheed Martin is investing $142 million in its Camden facility in Arkansas and adding 326 new jobs by 2024. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined Lockheed Martin executives during the Paris Air Show announcing this impactful investment and demonstrating on an international stage, Arkansas’ favourable conditions for the aerospace business. Gov. Hutchinson said: “Lockheed Martin is a leading technology firm with facilities and clients around the world. […]

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The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract worth more than £60m to British industry to maintain the Army’s cutting-edge fleet of armoured vehicles. NP Aerospace has secured the £63 million contract for the upkeep, update and upgrade of more than 2,200 protected mobility vehicles based in the UK and on operations. The contract will […]

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BAE Systems announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions (Riptide), a Massachusetts-based provider of innovative unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) technology and solutions. Riptide employees will join the BAE Systems Electronic Systems sector, many as part of the FAST Labs organisation, where scientists and engineers innovate capabilities to address some of the […]

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Sikorsky has formally responded to the German Air Force “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber” (STH) Program call for competition. The Lockheed Martin company expects to offer the CH-53K King Stallion, in response to the official Request for Proposals, which is expected this summer. The new STH heavy lifter will allow the Bundeswehr to move troops and equipment more quickly, safely […]

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A vehicle checkpoint innovation conference will explore new ways to screen for threats at Aerospace Bristol.

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Richard Morgan is a Partner and Head of Defence, Security and the Forces Team at Top 100 UK law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, and the lead for the Three Counties Defence and Security Expo (3CDSE) 2019. 3CDSE – which will take place on Tuesday 16 July and Wednesday 17 July 2019 at the Three Counties […]

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RAF Aircrew have commenced the flight simulator phase of training for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

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Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2019 took place at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 28 March. The new venue brought a sense of excitement as representatives from the Ministry of Defence and other public bodies, preferred contractors, the supply chain and academia came together at this one-day event. Billed as the […]

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Thales has completed the acquisition for €4.8 billion in a move to they envisage will see the creation a global leader in digital identity and security. Utilising the technology and skill set of Gemalto, Thales will seek to develop secure solutions to address major challenges in defence and security, such as unmanned air traffic management, […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has signed a $1.98 billion deal to purchase five E-7 early warning radar aircraft. The E-7 fleet will replace the current Sentry aircraft and ensure the continued delivery of the UK’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability. Named “Wedgetail” by the Australian Department for Defence, the E-7 aircraft can […]

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ADS is the UK trade organisation for the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, with more than 1,000 member businesses. We work to support business development opportunities in our industries, encourage investment in technology and innovation, and to support UK manufacturing and our industries’ supply chains. We regularly host UK companies from across our sectors […]

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Two Denmark-based companies have announced software that will improve helicopter communications.

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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has been chosen by the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to deliver advanced communications and network containers as part of its programme to update the Danish Armed Forces deployable infrastructure. Marshall will provide more than 40 containers as part of this multi-million pound contract, which will […]

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Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the first fuel tanks supporting the UK’s new fleet of submarine hunting aircraft have rolled off the line in Cambridge. The major milestone comes after the first cohort of RAF aircrew commenced their training for the programme in January, marking the start of a vital enhancement of the UK’s […]

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The UK is looking to capitalise on its world–leading expertise in aerospace with the development of vertical and horizontal spaceports, taking one giant leap into next phase of space travel.  The UK Space Agency selected Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland as the first vertical launch site.  An initial £2.5 million will go to Highlands and […]

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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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The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Baroness Sugg, recently joined Raytheon in recognising some of Britain’s brightest engineering talent. Students from English, Scottish and Welsh schools took part in the fourth annual Quadcopter Challenge organised by Raytheon. In total, 86 teams from over 30 schools made the journey to Birmingham, learning to build […]

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The ever-fluctuating scenarios around Brexit make predicting what is to come in 2019 a difficult task. As the UK counts down to leaving the European Union on 29 March 2019, many industry sectors will wonder what lies ahead. The impact on the defence industry, however, might take longer to manifest.  So far, the full implications of Brexit have […]

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Baroness Sugg, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, joined with Raytheon to help celebrate some of Britain’s brightest young talents at the finale of a unique nationwide engineering competition. School pupils from England, Scotland and Wales took to the skies to compete in Raytheon’s fourth annual Quadcopter Challenge in Birmingham. The contest saw 86 […]

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