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UK secures Atlas contract

Air January 6, 2017

400 highly-skilled British jobs have been secured through a £410M contract to support the RAF’s airlift fleet. The contract will see in-service support provided to the UK’s Atlas A400M aircraft until 2026, sustaining numerous jobs for Airbus Defence and Space at RAF Brize Norton, as well as further jobs in the ...

Military team climb mountains for medical research

Land December 9, 2016

Military team climb Nepal’s highest mountains investigating low oxygen levels on human physiology for medical research. A military team made up of members of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF, were at the Royal Geographic Society yesterday, ending their expedition up the mountains of Napal, which they undertook earlier this year. The ...

DIO award £27M contract to build new F-35B headquarters

Air December 5, 2016

Wates Construction Ltd has secured a contract from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to deliver a new Squadron Headquarters to support the new aircraft, scheduled to come in to service at the Norfolk Station in mid-2018. The contract will see the creation of new facilities to support the new F-35B Lightning II ...

£100M contract for Protector Remotely Piloted Air System especially for RAF

Air December 5, 2016

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon agrees £100M investment in Britain’s future “Projector” programme for RAF. A new £100M contract has been agreed by Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, which will develop the cutting edge Protector Remotely Piloted Air System especially for RAF. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will develop their current drone ...