Award of PROTECTOR Unmanned Aerial System Contract to US Department of Defence via Foreign Military Sales
Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of PROTECTOR Unmanned Aerial System Contract to US Department of Defence via Foreign Military Sales
Awarded 29 Sep 2016
Awarded29 Sep 2016
Value£415,000,000.00
SupplierUS Department of Defence
RegionSouth West
CategoryDefense & Aerospace
Ended 3y ago7y 1mo term
Awarded 29 Sept 2016Expired 31 Oct 2023
About
The Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Team awarded a contract to the US Department of Defence for the acquisition of the PROTECTOR Unmanned Aerial System through a Government-to-Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) arrangement, valued at £415,000,000.
The MoD's Assessment Phase concluded that the Certifiable Predator B (CPB) is the only system capable of achieving UK Military Type Certification and delivering the PROTECTOR requirement within the required timescales, and the only means of acquiring the CPB is through a contract with the US DoD.
The contract was awarded without prior publication of a contract notice, justified under Regulation 7(1)(h)(i) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.
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