By Craig Hoyle2020-12-22T17:12:00+00:00
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is offering seven of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) surplus intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for disposal via its Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), having ruled out their suitability for use by another operator.
On offer are a pair of retired Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) airframes and all five of the RAF’s Bombardier Global Express-derived Sentinel R1 ground surveillance aircraft. The latter type is scheduled to be retired from service by the end of March 2021.
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Global Express-derived Sentinel R1 airframes will be scrapped after March 2021 retirement
Britain’s Capita nabs $1.3 billion deal for Royal Navy personnel training December 21, 2020 Marine commandos are pictured on the assault course at the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, U.K., in 2018. The British government awarded a new contract in December 2020 to outsource training support for the Royal Navy and the marines. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images) LONDON An industry consortium led by Capita is taking over Royal Navy personnel training in a deal awarded earlier this month by the Ministry of Defence. The British company announced via Linked-In that a consortium it is leading alongside Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK and Fujitsu has secured a wide-ranging navy training deal in a 12 year agreement worth up to £2 billion, or $2.7 billion.
Royal Navy awards £1bn training contract to outsourcing firm in government spending splurge
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The Royal Navy has awarded a £1bn contract to British outsourcing firm Capita to spruce up its training services, as part of a government spending splurge to “modernise” the military.
Capita this morning announced it has won a bid to transform and modernise the Royal Navy’s shore-based training across 16 sites in the UK.
The company will lead a consortium alongside Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, and several smaller British suppliers to deliver the deal, which is worth an estimated £1bn over 12 years.
The modernisation programme will place technology and digital learning at the heart of training for more than 30,000 navy personnel “to equip them with the skills and expertise needed to deal better with the challenges of the future,” according to Capita.
Capita plc - Capita selected for Royal Navy training contract
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18 December 2020
Capita selected as winning bidder for Royal Navy training contract
Capita plc ( Capita ) today announces that it has been selected as the winning bidder to provide training services to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.
Capita will transform and modernise the Royal Navy s shore-based training across 16 sites in the UK as the lead partner in a consortium, which bid as Fisher Training.
The contract will be worth an estimated £1bn over 12 years for Capita, with opportunities to deliver further training according to the Royal Navy s requirements.
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