Procurement of First Person View (FPV) Drone Training Fleet for Ministry of Defence
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · Awarded contract
AwardedProcurement of First Person View (FPV) Drone Training Fleet for Ministry of Defence
Awarded 12 Mar 2025
Awarded12 Mar 2025
Value£256,080.17
SupplierViking Arms Ltd
AgencyMINISTRY OF DEFENCE
RegionSouth East
CategoryDefense & Aerospace
Ended 1y 7mo ago19d term
Awarded 12 Mar 2025Expired 30 Mar 2025
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The Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Viking Arms Ltd for the procurement of a modular aerial system to serve as a First Person View (FPV) drone training fleet.
The system is portable, rapidly deployable, organic, and simple to use, with options for multiple payloads to provide enduring day and night tactical advantage.
This equipment is necessary to train pilots for delivering an FPV strike capability in the Field Army and is appropriate for fitment of anti-tank, anti-personnel, and anti-structure munitions.
The contract value is £256,080.17.
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