QinetiQ has entered into a joint venture with Middle East General Enterprises (MGE) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to manufacture aerial and maritime targets for testing, evaluation and training purposes. The joint venture will invest heavily in UAE to cultivate specialist engineering and manufacturing capabilities, while drawing from the nation’s ...
Lockheed Martin has won a $44.1M contract on behalf of the U.S. Air Force to manufacture Intelligent Test Instrumentation Kits (iTIK). The enhanced iTIK will be employed on Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) flight tests for telemetry and flight termination use. Crucially, the award win will help to drive a wide ...
Canada invests $480 million in air combat training services for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a $480 million contract for Contracted Airborne Training Services (CATS) to Discovery Air Defence Services. The investment will support CAF personnel serving on the sea, on land and in the air, with ...
First Secretary of State Damian Green has toured RAF Lossiemouth in Moray to rename a frontline Scotland-based Typhoon fast jet ‘Sir Roderic’ in honour of one family’s tragedy during the Second World War. In 1941, Lady MacRobert lost two sons within six weeks of each other. Both flew with the RAF. ...