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Aircraft carrier jetty improved in Portsmouth

Homeland September 9, 2019

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has appointed Volker Stevin to its most recent contract, worth £30M, which will construct operational berth infrastructure at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier. The operational berth will be the second structure of its ...

DIO supports RAF Lakenheath construction of US forces facilities

Homeland August 14, 2019

DIO is expanding RAF Lakenheath construction to include facilities for visiting US security forces. RAF Lakenheath construction ahead of the arrival of F35 aircraft is being expanded to include new space for United States Visiting Forces (USVF) security forces. The initial work will upgrade the existing office building to provide a ...

RAF Lakenheath to renovate USVF security forces facilities

Homeland August 13, 2019

Work is about to begin at RAF Lakenheath to renovate the United States Visiting Forces (USVF) security forces facilities as part of an ongoing programme of improvements to the base. This project is the first of a wider programme to upgrade various support facilities on the base in order to accommodate ...

DIO increases power to RAF Lakenheath for F35 construction

Homeland August 8, 2019

DIO has increased power to RAF Lakenheath ahead of schedule to allow F35 construction to be continued. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has increased power to the RAF airbase a year ahead of schedule to allow F35 construction ahead of the aircraft’s arrival to continue. The increased power will support the ...