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Contract awarded for new troop carrying vehicles for Irish Defence Forces

Land April 1, 2020

The Minister with Responsibility for Defence Mr Paul Kehoe, T.D., has awarded a contract for the provision of 120 new 4X4 Troop Carrying Vehicles (TCVs) for the Defence Forces to Westward Scania, based in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. The new vehicle type to be supplied is the P370 B4x4 manufactured by Scania. ...

DPRTE 2020 preview: Interview with DIO’s Commercial Director, Jacqui Rock

Land March 31, 2020

As part of our our preview of Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability (DPRTE) 2020, Defence Online caught up with DIO Commercial Director, Jacqui Rock, ahead of the event taking place on 3rd September at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre. DPRTE is the UK’s leading annual defence procurement and supply chain event, ...

Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon cleared for international sales

Land March 30, 2020

The US government given the green light for Raytheon to sell the Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon to approved allied nations as part of the Howler counter-drone system. In 2019, the US Army deployed Howler, a combination of the Ku-band Radio Frequency System and Coyote Block 1, into the battlefield. The high-speed, highly maneuverable Block ...

SSC announces plans to use Unst Airfield as space industry hub

Land March 27, 2020

The Shetland Space Centre (SSC) has revealed plans to use the Ordale Airfield on Unst as a space industry hub. The Ordale Airfield at Baltasound in Unst could be leased for space industry use under new plans from the SSC. The regeneration of the site, which opened in 1968 and served ...