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Coventry armour manufacturer to deliver export order

Posted on 27 Sep 2024. Edited by: John Hunter. Read 430 times.
Coventry armour manufacturer to deliver export orderLight Tactical Transport Vehicles (LTTV)

Coventry-based NP Aerospace, a leading vehicle integrator and armour manufacturer, has been awarded a contract by the Belgium Ministry of Defence (BeMOD) to deliver the remaining 87 Light Tactical Transport Vehicles (LTTV) which were originally part of a contract awarded to Jankel Armouring Ltd — NP Aerospace acquired the assets of the company in June. The original LTTV programme was to deliver 199 of the Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG-based vehicles to the BeMOD.

As well as the production of new LTTV vehicles, this contract also includes lifetime in-service support to the LTTV vehicle fleet for which NP Aerospace will use its proven Vehicle Systems, Services and Spares business unit to deliver. In addition to the LTTV contract, NP Aerospace has also signed an in-service support contract with BeMoD for their Rapid Reaction Vehicles (RRV) fleet, a product for which NP Aerospace also now owns the intellectual property.

NP Aerospace will commence the ramp up of the production plan adopting a fresh approach, with operations being established at its Coventry facility. As already agreed with the customer, a particular emphasis will be placed upon working to the required quality standards and timescales. NP Aerospace has a fully established vehicle related, UK-based supply chain in place and will be employing proven best practices to deliver a production programme that meets and where possible, exceeds customer expectations, bringing delivery back on track.

The LTTV vehicle is designed to provide a modular and configurable tactical support vehicle that benefits from unique, removable mission modules that enable the vehicle to be re-roled rapidly for operational platform versatility. With a payload of over 3 tonnes, dependent on the final vehicle specification, the LTTV has three core variants for Special Operations support, including an ambulance variant. Alongside a user-configurable, fully integrated suite of military sub-systems that includes a removable ballistic protection kit, a Roll-Over-Protection-System (ROPS), weapon mounts and communications fit.

Lieutenant Colonel Jean-François Gennotte from BeMoD said: “We are very pleased with the acquisition of the assets of Jankel Armouring Ltd by NP Aerospace, which allowed us to novate our existing contracts and to keep our fleet supported. The long record of experience in this sector of NP Aerospace looks very promising and we are looking forward to a long lasting and hopefully fruitful cooperation.”

James Kempston, NP Aerospace CEO, concluded: “Following on from our recent announcement regarding the acquisition of Jankel Armouring Ltd’s assets, we are very pleased indeed to announce the award of this major contract, having been novated to us by the BeMoD customer. We are now putting everything in place to get the LTTV programme up and running and delivering to the customer’s expectations. This is great news for NP Aerospace, for our UK supply chain and for Coventry as we continue to create and/or sustain high skilled jobs in the region and across our supplier partnerships.”