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President of Lithuania visits RAF personnel at Siauliai Air Base

Air August 3, 2020

The President of Lithuania has visited 135 Expeditionary Air Wing, currently serving at Siauliai Air Base conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission, to thank them for their activities. President Nausėda was accompanied by Raimundas Karoblis, the Minister of National Defence, and Major General Gintautas Zenkevičius, Chief of Defence Staff. The President and ...

International collaboration on Future Combat Air capability moves significant step forward

Air August 3, 2020

UK, Sweden and Italy have begun trilateral industry discussions to strengthen collaboration between the three nations, as they develop world-leading future combat air capability. The new trilateral framework, sees industry from the three nations bringing together their skills and expertise in the Combat Air sector to collaborate on the research and ...

DPRTE Engage partners play key role as launch International Space Pitch Day launched

Air July 31, 2020

DPRTE Engage Online partners, DASA and Dstl, are to play a key role in delivering International Space Pitch Day. Start-up technology companies and inventors will be given the opportunity to pitch directly to UK and US military leaders for the $1-million investment to fast-track their ideas for cutting-edge Space innovations. International Space ...

DIT joins Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter

Air July 28, 2020

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has joined the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter, reaffirming its commitment to promoting and supporting gender balance in the sector and delivering on equality commitments outlined in the government’s 2018 Aerospace Sector Deal. The Charter, which was established at the Farnborough Air Show in ...