MASS extends contract to manage UK joint warfare exercises
MASS will provide a wide range of support services for the UK MoD's joint warfare exercises until mid-2025 under the latest contract award. (Photo: UK MoD Crown Copyright)
Defence and training support company MASS has been awarded an extension to its Joint Command and Staff Training (JCAST) contract for UK Strategic Command.
The one-year extension, running until July 2025, is valued at around £5 million.
Under the contract, MASS delivers a support programme for joint warfare training in Strategic Command and other MoD agencies.
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The work covers operational-level exercise design, preparation delivery and analysis.
Elements include pre-employment training for UK and allied staff officers joining operational HQs, lessons learned support for Permanent Joint HQ and the MoD, and a defence data management service.
MASS says the training support package is continually developing to accurately reflect demands in the current operating environment including sub-threshold 'grey zone' threats.
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