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U.K. Launches New Procurement Strategy

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Friday, July 18th, 2008

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FARNBOROUGH, England--The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) said yesterday it was launching a $147 million assessment phase teaming agreement for procuring complex weapons. "We are embarking on an innovative approach to purchasing our next generation of missiles and guided weapons," Baroness Taylor, Minister for Defense Equipment and Support, said here. Team Complex Weapons is the new partnership among the MoD, MBDA, Thales, QinetiQ and Roxel. Taylor said the team would help maintain the U.K.'s key skills and technologies in…

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