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Details: Published: 24 July 2020

CNIM

The next generation of landing craft for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) known as EDA-S are taking shape at Socarenam shipyard in St Malo (Brittany) with CNIM acting as the main contractor.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/07/french-navys-next-generation-landing-craft-taking-shape

Details: Published: 14 July 2020

AUDS Chess is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a €7.5 million contract for their AirGuard Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-AUS) for air base and critical infrastructure protection for an international customer.

www.chess-dynamics.com/news/chess-dynamics-awarded-international-c-uas-contract

Details: Published: 07 July 2020

Avon Rubber p.l.c. is pleased to announce that Avon Protection has been awarded a sole source requirements contract to supply the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") with the M50 Mask System, related spares and accessories. The contract has an initial maximum value of $50m over a duration of five years.

Avon Protection anticipates receiving the first order under this contract shortly with deliveries expected to commence in the second half of the current financial year and contributing to our expected Military revenues for the 2020 financial year.

Commenting, Paul McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, said:
“I am delighted to announce this sole source M50 sustainment contract which further underpins the outlook for our Military business and demonstrates our long-term relationship with this important customer.

The M50 mask system remains an important part of our Avon Protection portfolio, with the installed base of over two million masks continuing to support strong sustainable revenues from replacement mask systems as well as filters, spares and accessories.”

Source: Avon Rubber p.l.c.
Date: Jun 24, 2020

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Details: Published: 04 June 2020

DSB 4 June 2020 WFEL, leading supplier of rapidly deployable military bridging systems, has been awarded another contract by the US Department of Defence to upgrade a further tranche of DSB Dry Support Bridges already in-service with the US Army.

This contract allows 20 more DSBs to be enhanced, increasing gap-crossing capabilities from 40 metres to 46 metres. The deal follows on from a previous US Army contract for the upgrading of 60 Dry Support Bridges.

The U.S Army holds around 120 Dry Support Bridges in inventory and this upgrade package - developed with US Army Tank Automotive Command Centre (TACOM) - allows its original 40-metre DSBs to achieve the new standard capability.

Since 2013, all WFEL Dry Support Bridges supplied have been 46 metre variants. Already adopted by Australia, Switzerland and Turkey, this military bridging solution has recently been evaluated under an Assessment Phase contract as a replacement for the UK MoD’s ageing BR90 bridging systems.

WFEL’s Managing Director, Ian Anderton, said “We’re continually working with our US Army customer to ensure all their DSB bridging equipment is fulfilling its maximum potential and the simplicity of these upgrade kits allows the DSB enhancement work to be carried out at the US Army’s facilities, with minimal disruption.”

WFEL recently supplied a further four Dry Support Bridges to the US Army, as part of the USA’s $4.8 billion European Deterrence Initiative to improve the USA’s readiness and responsiveness of NATO forces in Europe. DSBs have been used in combat and emergency scenarios worldwide, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Europe and South Korea.