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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: MUSTANG – PROJECT 2 – NEXT GENERATION SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE THREAT
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: reuben.alam104@mod.gov.uk. (Reuben Alam)
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Purpose: The purpose of this Market information exchange is to further understand the current market, its competitiveness, key players and to take that information into account when considering future procurement.
Requirement: The Authority seeks to develop its understanding of market capability and interest in providing a Live, adversary Surface-to-Air Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) to the Royal Air Force (RAF). Currently supported by the Aggressor Squadron at RAF Spadeadam, this new capability shall be Electronic Warfare (EW) centric and provide a mobile, relocatable & dynamic EW capability to the Combat Air Force (CAF), other Defence Force Elements (FEs) as well as Allied and International Partners.
To ensure that FEs can operate and provide assurance activities in contested and competitive operational theatres, the deployed element of the capability will replicate a contemporary & relevant adversary IADS, recreating the modern threat landscape Users may encounter in any of today’s operational environments. Made up of Emulators, Simulators & Stimulators, the system shall look to deliver the following capabilities:
Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) Threat Emitters.
Short Range Air Defence (SHORAD) Threat Emitters.
Medium Range (RF) Threat Emitters.
Long Range (RF) Threat Emitters.
Ultraviolet (UV)/Infrared (IR) Threats.
Electronic Countermeasures (ECM).
In addition to traditional RF emitters, modern combat aircraft also utilise the aggregation of information from Non-Traditional RF Sensors, the capability will recreate this through the use of:
Physical Surrogates with additional Rotator Effects.
Furthermore, the capability will be underpinned & unified using a modern:
Command, Control and Communications (C3) suite.
5. CPV Code(s): 79410000, 79000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKJ, UKJ3, UKJ31
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South East (England), Hampshire And Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code MUSTANG – Project 2
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Listing Deadline 21.7.2023 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender
12. Other information: Notes
This Opportunity is Rfi Only – Please See the Document for Further Information.
To Register Interest:
Eligible organisations with an interest in engaging should register their interest by email to air-cmrcl-ngot@mod.gov.uk by 21st July 2023 @ 15:00 with the following information:
Full name of the company and UK base;
Full name(s) and contact details of the representative(s) within the company;
Confirmation of MOD security clearance or suitability for clearance to UK SECRET UK EYES ONLY including:
SC or Above Clearance Reference Number
SC or Above Clearance Date
SC or Above Clearance Expiry Date
Procurement Route Other
Please visit the website above for documentation
TKR-202377-EX-1604112