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DPRTE Engage partner QinetiQ achieves UK’s first airborne manned/unmanned team demonstration

Air July 23, 2020

DPRTE Engage partner, QinetiQ, has delivered the UK’s first successful demonstration of an airborne team comprising both manned and unmanned aircraft.  The demonstration from QInetiQ took place on 19th June over the army ranges on Salisbury Plain and featured a manned helicopter and a semi-autonomous drone, working together to identify potential ...

New industry leaders partner with Team Tempest to deliver next generation aircraft

Air July 22, 2020

Seven new companies will collaborate with Team Tempest, the pioneering alliance delivering cutting edge technology for a new generation of combat air power. Launched in 2018, Team Tempest is a group of ambitious industry partners – representing the deep breadth of innovation and expertise across the nation – working in collaboration ...

DPRTE partner Airbus secures MOD communications satellite contract

Air July 21, 2020

The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has confirmed that DPRTE Engage Online event partner, Airbus, has been awarded a contract worth £500 million for a new military communications satellite is set to keep troops safe across the globe for decades to come. Built by Airbus Defence and Space, SKYNET 6A will soar ...

KBR to develop US Navy technical training products through $42.5M deal

Air July 20, 2020

DPRTE Engage sponsor, KBR, has been awarded a $42.5 million task order to support technical training product development for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). KBR was awarded this recompete task order under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract by the USAF Installation Contracting Center. As part ...