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DPRTE partner DASA launches new themed competition

Land March 1, 2022

Official DPRTE 2022 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), on behalf of the Bright Corvus Project, has launched a new themed competition called Advanced Radio Frequency Sensing, Integrated Effects and PNT. This competition seeks to find disruptive innovations that enhance our approach to delivering pervasive, resilient Intelligence, Surveillance and ...

Northrop Grumman to equip US Marine Corps with next-gen handheld targeting device

Land February 23, 2022

Northrop Grumman has been selected to provide the US Marine Corps with the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS). This compact targeting device provides unparalleled precision targeting and is capable of operation in GPS-denied environments. Bob Gough, vice president, navigation, targeting and survivability, Northrop Grumman, said: “NGHTS will significantly enhance the ability ...

Tyron delivers second batch of wheel assemblies for British Army vehicles

Land February 11, 2022

Tyron Runflat Ltd has begun delivery of the second batch of wheel/tyre/runflat assemblies for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Ridgback and Mastiff vehicle upgrade programme. Under the MoD’s Protected Mobility Engineering & Technical Support (PMETS) contract, NP Aerospace is re-engineering Ridgback and Mastiff vehicles to improve their off-road mobility performance, ...

UK Shadow Secretary of State for Defence visits WFEL facility

Land February 10, 2022

WFEL recently hosted John Healey, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, at its Stockport military manufacturing facility, accompanied by Stockport MP Navendu Mishra. The visitors heard about the Company’s most recent developments, as both a world-leading supplier of Military Bridging Systems and as a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer ...