The Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) has awarded the GSS+ consortium consisting of ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Serco GmbH a contract for the implementation of the Ground Support Container System project for the Eurofighter weapon system. In the scope of the programme, ESG and Serco have entered into a partnership with Drehtainer.
Military aviation
RAF Tucano help in Army controllers training
RAF Linton-on-Ouse is using its fleet of Tucano aircraft to help train pilots and Army controllers for front line duties.
ROLLS-ROYCE SUPPORT CONTRACTS FOR UK TRANSPORT AND TANKER FLEETS
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured contract extensions, which will see the company provide ongoing support for engines on the UK’s C-130 Hercules transport and VC10 tanker fleets. The contracts are worth almost £100 million to Rolls-Royce.
Protection for F-22 pilots
The Air Force has instituted measures designed to protect its pilots, ensure mission completion and assess the possible physiological effects of flying the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, the command surgeon for Air Combat Command told reporters here today.
Australia will purchase 10 C-27J
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had agreed to purchase 10 Alenia C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlift aircraft at a cost of $1.4 billion.
K-MAX will stay longer in Afghanistan
Two unmanned K-MAX helicopters have delivered more than one million pounds in less than four months in support of the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan and will remain in theater until September on a deployment extension.