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Skynet 6A satellite
Europe Space 

Skynet 6A Passes Preliminary Design Review

January 18, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, British Armed Forces, Military satellite, Skynet (satellite), Skynet 6, Skynet 6A, UK

Airbus has successfully completed the first key phase of the Skynet 6A project with the achievement of the Preliminary Design

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UK F-35B Lightning II
Air Europe 

Lockheed Martin, F-35 JPO Sign £76M Contract for UK F-35 Lightning Fleet Support

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, UK

A £76 million aircraft support contract signed by Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office will maximise the availability

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HMS Ambush (S120)
Europe Training & Simulation 

Elbit Systems UK Awarded £123M Contract for Royal Navy Future Naval Training Program

January 13, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Capita plc, Elbit Systems, Royal Navy, Training and Simulation, UK

Elbit Systems UK Ltd. has been awarded a contract valued at approximately £123 million (~$166 million) from the UK Ministry

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Europe Space Technology 

Rolls-Royce, UK Space Agency Launches First Study into Nuclear Power for Space Exploration

January 13, 2021 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Nuclear Propulsion, Rolls-Royce, UK, UK Space Agency (UKSA)

Rolls-Royce has signed an innovative contract with the UK Space Agency for a study into future nuclear power options for

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Europe Misc 

First Female Officer to Lead Division-level Command of British Army

January 9, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments British Army, UK, Women in the military

Major General Sharon Nesmith has become the first female officer to command at the 2 Star level in the British

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HMS Spey (P234) alongside in Portsmouth
Europe Naval 

Final Batch 2 River Class Patrol Vessel HMS Spey Joins Royal Navy Fleet

January 8, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HMS Spey (P234), Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), River-class OPV, Royal Navy, UK

The final of five new Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels, HMS Spey (P234), has formally joined the UK Royal

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BAE Systems Tempest
Air Europe 

Italy, UK and Sweden Sign MoU on Tempest Development

January 8, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAE Systems Tempest, Fighter aircraft, Italy, Sixth-generation jet fighter, Sweden, UK

Italy, the UK, and Sweden have signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of the Tempest future

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MBDA SPEAR missile swarm fired by F-35
Europe Missiles 

MBDA Receives £550 Million Contract from UK MoD for SPEAR Missile System

January 6, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air-to-ground missile (AGM), MBDA, MBDA SPEAR, UK

MBDA has received a contract, valued at £550 million, from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for production of the

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Type 31 Assembly Hall construction
Europe Naval 

UK Unveils Massive Type 31 Frigate Building Hall in Rosyth

January 5, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Babcock International, Frigate, Rosyth Dockyard, Royal Navy, Type 31 General Purpose Frigate (GPFF), UK

The UK Ministry of Defence, last month, announced the start of work on a vast building hall in Roysth for

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HMS Queen Elizabeth Embarks 14 UK and US F-35B Stealth Fighter Jets for Major Exercise
Europe Naval 

UK Carrier Strike Group Reaches Initial Operating Capability

January 5, 2021 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Carrier Strike Group (CSG), HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Royal Navy, UK, UK Carrier Strike Group

The UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has achieved a major milestone as it reached Initial Operating Capability (IOC) ahead of

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BAE Systems-UAVTEK Bug nano-UAV
Air Europe 

BAE Systems, UAVTEK Collaborate to Develop Nano “Bug” Drone

December 28, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAE Systems, British Army, Micro-UAV, Nano-UAV, UAVTEK, UK, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

BAE Systems, in collaboration with UAVTEK, developed a nano “Bug” drone and delivered the first 30 units to the British

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