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July 1, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
· Filed under Contract Awards, England, Scotland, VT Group, production program
The British Ministry of Defense signed the contract with the VT Group to build the two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. See an article here. Previous reports had the Scottish government worried that Britain might renege on the deal due to differences with the emerging nationalistic mood in Scotland. See [...]
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Tagged with: british ministry of defense, contract value, ministry of defense, new aircraft carriers, royal navy, scotland, scottish government, VT Group
June 3, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
· Filed under England, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, VT Group, training
Bump - Further details on the contract the UK signed with Ascent, the joint venture of Lockheed and VT, to conduct aviation training have come out. See this article for some of the new details. It is a 25 year contract with the contractor that will be implemented incrementally as the current training [...]
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Tagged with: lockheed, pilot training, private contractor, rotary wing, royal air force, royal navy, transition, U.S. Army, wing pilots
April 4, 2008 @ 3:35 am
· Filed under Contract Awards, England, McTaggert Scott, production program
The Royal Navy let a contract to buy the elevators, or “lifts” in England, as part of the overall construction program for the two new large deck aircraft carriers it intends to build. See a story here. The contract was awarded to the engineering firm McTaggert Scott. The elevators will be used [...]
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Tagged with: aircraft carriers, construction program, elevators, England, flight deck, hanger deck, ordnance, royal navy, two ships