Babcock awarded c£70m contract to deliver essential UK defence services

Posted on 22 May 2025 by The Manufacturer
Company: Babcock International
Left to right: Simon Tate of Draken, Emlyn Taylor of Lockheed Martin, Air Commodore Rob Caine RAF, Tim James of Ascent Flight Training, Captain Polly Hatchard Royal Navy, and Chloe Barker of Babcock.
Babcock International has been awarded a c£70m contract to deliver new infrastructure facilities as part of a £300m defence contract secured by Ascent Flying Training (Ascent) to deliver the Future ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) and Rear Crew Training System (FIRCTS) programme. Under the contract, Babcock will manage the build of two state-of-the-art…

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