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£870M Typhoon contract awarded

Air July 6, 2023

BAE Systems and Leonardo UK have secured an £870M contract to upgrade radar capabilities on the RAF Typhoon. The five-year contract will see the RAF Typhoon jets equipped with one of the world’s most advanced radar systems, while additional upgrades will ensure the jet can counter emerging threats. Last year, some £2.35Bn ...

Inzpire Limited to provide expertise to Typhoon Mission Support Centre

Air June 18, 2020

Lincoln-based Inzpire Limited has been awarded a five-and-a-half-year task through the Engineering Delivery Partnership (EDP) Agreement to provide Typhoon Requirements Managers and subject matter expertise to the Typhoon Mission Support Centre (MSC) at RAF Coningsby. Inzpire will continue to provide technical support to the RAF Typhoon Requirement Management team via ten ...

UK announces NATO contributions at Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Land February 17, 2020

Ben Wallace announced new NATO contributions at this years’ Defence Ministers’ meeting. Ben Wallace confirmed the UK’s commitment to NATO contributions and their participation in future missions. Alongside the six other NATO members who are in the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) – Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ...

RAF jets arrive in Iceland for NATO policing mission

Air November 21, 2019

RAF Typhoons have arrived in Iceland for their contribution to the NATO Icelandic Air Policing Mission. RAF jets will spend a month leading the NATO Icelandic Air Policing Mission from Keflavik airbase. Following the mission the 1(Fighter) Squadron jets will return to RAF Lossiemouth. The mission is being conducted by NATO allies ...