UK MoD moves ASDOT forward

16th March 2018 - 17:00 GMT | by Alice Budge in London

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a new phase in the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme with the down-select of a Leonardo-led team.

The ‘Red Aces’ team, comprised of Leonardo, Top Aces (formerly Discovery Air Defence Services) and Inzpire, is yet to declare which platform it will put forward for the requirement and is expected to be joined by other consortia pursuing the contract.

Other contenders for the programme include a bid from Saab which has offered an aggressor variant of its Gripen C aircraft. Modifications to the aircraft would include replacing the platform’s live

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