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Britain signs CV contract

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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UK to privatize aircrew 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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UK moves forward with carrier construction

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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