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DPRTE partner Dstl awards £9.5m contract for military space communications

Air August 11, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have awarded a £9.5 million contract to In-Space Missions Ltd for the build of the Titania satellite, which will undertake vital research on the next-generation of communications technology. To be launched in 2023 and approximately the size of a ...

Lockheed Martin Australia to develop 21st century joint air battle management system

Air August 11, 2021

Lockheed Martin Australia has welcomed the announcement on the Government’s official down selection of Lockheed Martin Australia, as one of the two primes selected, to participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s AIR6500 Phase 1 Project (AIR6500-1): Competitive Evaluation Process Stage 2 (CEPS2). AIR6500-1 will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) ...

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 ...