Unmanned combat aerial vehicles

Description

The Unmanned Air Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘MoD’), intends to acquire the Protector Unmanned Aerial System through a Government — Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Contract with the US Department of Defence (US DoD). The MoD has conducted a thorough Assessment Phase (AP) which has concluded that the Certifiable Predator B (CPB) is the only system capable of achieving UK Military Type Certification (MTC) and delivering the Protector requirement within the required time-scales. The only means of acquiring the CPB is through a contract with the US DoD. The Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 do not apply to the proposed contract with the US DoD by virtue of Regulation 7(1)(h)(i). The Unmanned Air Systems Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (‘MoD’), intends to acquire the Protector Unmanned Aerial System through a Government — Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Contract with the US Department of Defence (US DoD). The MoD has conducted a thorough Assessment Phase (AP) which has concluded that the Certifiable Predator B (CPB) is the only system capable of achieving UK Military Type Certification (MTC) and delivering the Protector requirement within the required time-scales. The only means of acquiring the CPB is through a contract with the US DoD. The Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 do not apply to the proposed contract with the US DoD by virtue of Regulation 7(1)(h)(i).