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    Airbus to Continue UK Puma 2 Helicopter Fleet Support Under Potential $136M Contract

    Airbus has secured a potential $135.6 million follow-on contract from the U.K. ministry of defense to help sustain the country’s fleet of Puma 2 helicopters throughout the platform’s service life. The company said Dec. 22 its helicopters business will repair, overhaul and provide logistics support for the U.K. air force’s Puma 2 fleet through March 2022. or […] More

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    BAE, Asco Form Advanced Manufacturing, Eurofighter Typhoon Partnership

    BAE Systems and Asco Industries have agreed to partner across the areas of composite materials, additive layer manufacturing, advanced manufacturing and engineering. Both companies will also pursue potential airframe assembly and manufacturing work on Eurofighter Typhoon should Belgium pick the aircraft to replace its fleet of F-15 fighter jets, BAE said Nov. 21. BAE and […] More

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    UK Defense Ministry Chooses 25 Winners for Global Troop Resupply Challenge

    The U.K. ministry of defense has selected 25 projects that suggested multiple systems to resupply the country’s troops with weapons, food, clothing, equipment and medical supplies, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Harriett Baldwin, British minister for defense procurement, said that winning ideas under the Last Mile challenge include robotic ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous hover bikes […] More

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    MBDA, UK Navy Test Ship-Based Air Missile Defense System

    MBDA and the U.K. navy have completed the first firings of a new air missile defense system designed to intercept and engage adversarial missiles that travel at supersonic speeds. The Sea Ceptor weapon system was test-fired from the HMS Argyll Type 23 frigate off the coast of Scotland, the U.K. ministry of defense said Monday. Sea Ceptor […] More

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    MBDA to Support France-UK Missile Tech Development Effort

    The governments of France and the U.K. have agreed to invest approximately $53.9 million each to collaborate on the development of future missile technologies and long-range weapons with MBDA. The British government said Tuesday the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon program will commence with a three-year concept phase that aims to replace, update or create weapons for […] More