A £115m contract will create a ‘flying electronics laboratory’ to develop our future combat air technology, it has been announced at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT).
The contract – awarded to Leonardo and which will be delivered in partnership with 2Excel – will launch the next stage of the Excalibur Flight Test Aircraft project. Supporting the Government’s priority to grow the UK economy, the Excalibur programme is sustaining around 300 highly skilled jobs across the UK.
