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DIO awards places on specialist nuclear technical services framework

Land May 8, 2020

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded places on a contract framework to provide specialist nuclear technical services to the Ministry of Defence. ACA (Atkins Cavendish Alliance), KAD (KBR, Assystem, Doosan Babcock) and Nuvia have been chosen following a procurement process which included a measurement of collaboration and behaviours. The Nuclear Technical Support Provider (NTSP) ...

Modified training exercise Spring Storm begins in Estonia

Land May 6, 2020

Allied forces have got underway with live-fire training in Estonia, as part of the annual exercise Spring Storm. Led by Estonia, Spring Storm tests the integration between NATO troops and the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF), strengthening their ability in times of crisis. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s exercise is ...

US Army places order with Collins Aerospace for ground radios

Land May 5, 2020

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp, has received its eighth delivery order from the US Army to provide AN/PRC-162 ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program. The Collins Aerospace AN/PRC-162 brings better performance to the battlefield in both dismounted and vehicular mounted solutions, with ...

Meggitt Defense Systems secures Abrams Program contract

Land May 5, 2020

Meggitt PLC, an international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, has received a $22 million contract to provide Thermal Management Systems (TMS) to General Dynamics Land Systems for the Abrams program. Supplied by Meggitt Defense Systems, Inc. (MDSI), Irvine, California, the ...