NP Aerospace and Supacat sign partnership agreement
NP Aerospace on 3 June signed a framework partnership agreement with OEM Supacat, to deliver platform improvements for the UK MoD’s fleet of protected mobility vehicles.
Following a £63 million ($79.3 million) contract awarded in January 2019, NP Aerospace became the engineering authority for 2,200 protected mobility vehicles with responsibility over the fleet until 2024.
As the design authority for the Coyote and Jackal base vehicle platforms, Supacat will work with NP Aerospace to deliver capability improvements including environmental and safety innovations.
James Kempston, CEO of NP Aerospace, said: ‘Supacat brings a wealth of expertise... Tasking collaboration through the MoD PMETS [Protected Mobility Engineering & Technical Support] contract ensures we are able to deliver platform capability improvements that will have a major impact on the UK armed forces on operation.’
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