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DIO’s RAF Odiham runway upgrades completed

Air August 10, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), awarded a £2.9 million contract for the runway works and a £2.6 million contract for the lighting works to Amey Highways in December 2020. Work started very quickly in early January and the runway resurfacing was finished ahead of schedule in ...

BAE Systems to provide critical sustainment support for the F-35 EW system

Air August 9, 2021

BAE Systems has received a $93 million, five-year Undefinitized Contract Action from Lockheed Martin to provide critical sustainment support for the AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) countermeasure system. The contract will ensure the mission readiness of the growing global fleet of F-35 aircraft. “We have a strong track record of sustaining electronic warfare systems to ...

Tempest funding to advance the UK’s future combat air capability

Air August 6, 2021

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth approximately £250m to progress the design and development of Tempest, the UK’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The contract, signed by BAE Systems, officially marks the start of the programme’s concept and assessment phase. Continued funding of Tempest underlines the UK Government’s ...

Saab delivers T-7A Aft for the US flight test program

Air August 6, 2021

Saab has shipped its second aft airframe section, which is for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program. The production and shipment of this aft airframe section is the latest milestone in Saab’s contribution to the design and development of the T-7A Red Hawk trainer for the United States ...