Lockheed Martin advances with UK Warrior upgrade
Lockheed Martin has announced that it is making ‘significant progress’ carrying out the British Army’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP), having completed its System Architecture Design Review (SADR) at the beginning of November.
The development programme, which is due to carry through to 2016, will see the company make ‘major improvements’ to the vehicle, including the integration of the CT40 weapon system, as well as improved electronics and armour.
Speaking to the media at a WCSP update day on 13 November, Colin Gilding, head of the programme at Lockheed Martin UK, said the SADR was carried out between 22 October
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