NP Aerospace

• Date: 12/12/2024
• Company: NP Aerospace

A record year for NP Aerospace at DVD 2024

NP Aerospace had a record year at the 2024 Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) show, held at UTAC Millbrook Bedfordshire, in September.

NP Aerospace had a record year at the 2024 Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) show, held at UTAC Millbrook Bedfordshire, in September. The team presented the latest vehicle integration and armour developments and announced the new £71 million Conventional Vehicle Systems Spares and Post Design Services (CVSSP) contract with the UK MOD which covers Land Rover, Pinzgauer and RWMIK fleets. NP Aerospace…

• Date: 10/06/2024
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace acquires the assets of Jankel Armouring Limited

NP Aerospace, the global vehicle integrator and armour manufacturer, has today announced the acquisition of certain assets of Jankel Armouring Limited – in administration. Jankel Armouring Limited entered administration on 27 February 2024 and Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP were appointed as Administrators. NP Aerospace has now acquired assets which include Jankel Armouring Limited’s…

• Date: 24/04/2024
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Extends Ukraine Support with Norway Contract

NP Aerospace is continuing its support for Ukraine with the delivery of a further 2,000 sets of body armour and carrier vests via Norway and the UK Ministry of Defence.

This takes the total number of ballistic plates sent to Ukraine from NP Aerospace to over 180,000 since the start of the war. In addition to NP Aerospace ballistic helmets and bomb disposal suits which are being used on the frontline. The latest delivery is in support of Operation Ellisiv a Norwegian Ministry of Defence operation. Previous deliveries have been in support of Operation Interflex,…

• Date: 22/04/2024
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Progresses Raytheon Air Defence Integration on Wolfhound

NP Aerospace has announced it is one of the key partners on the UK MOD’s Laser Directed Energy WeaponLand Demonstrator programme working with Raytheon UK to progress integration of Raytheon’s High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) onto the Wolfhound vehicle. Raytheon UK recently received its first HELWS unit from the US for testing in the UK. Since then, the vehicle engineering team at NP…

• Date: 08/09/2023
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Receives Volvo Defense Contract for Vehicle Armour Development

First International Volvo Armoured Truck Cab Showcase at DSEI London \12-15 September Booth H7-110. Global armour manufacturer, NP Aerospace, has been awarded a new development contract by Volvo Defense for the design, manufacture, and supply of composite armoured cabs for militarised versions of their Volvo FMX Series trucks. As part of the contract which was won via competitive bid in…

• Date: 28/07/2023
• Company: NP Aerospace

Supacat and NP Aerospace Hand-Over Recovery Vehicles to the British Army

This week, Supacat and NP Aerospace will be delivering new Lightweight Recovery Vehicles to British Army units in Tern Hill and Leuchars as part of the UK Ministry of Defence Protected Mobility Engineering and Technical Support (PMETS) contract. The Lightweight Recovery Vehicle (LWRV) designed by Supacat and NP Aerospace as engineering authority for PMETS have successfully reached Initial…

• Date: 19/07/2023
• Company: NP Aerospace

Canadian DND Contracts NP Aerospace Canada for Land Equipment Program

The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded NP Aerospace Canada the Land Equipment Program - Engineering Technical Support Services Contract (LEP-ETSS) following a competitive tender. The contract will run for up to five years with NP Aerospace Canada as prime contractor, forming a strategic alliance with Marshall Land Systems Canada with the support of specialist suppliers and…

• Date: 25/05/2023
• Company: NP Aerospace

UK MOD Extends NP Aerospace Vehicle Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its Protected Mobility Engineering and Technical Support vehicle contact (PMETS) with NP Aerospace to March 2026. The £63m contract covering more than 2,000 vehicles was awarded to NP Aerospace, global armour manufacturer and vehicle integrator via a competitive tender in March 2019. Since then, as Engineering Authority for the fleet, and in partnership…

• Date: 08/12/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace & Supacat Deliver Training Vehicles to UK MOD

NP Aerospace and Supacat have repurposed a number of IED damaged High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) vehicles for UK Ministry of Defence training under the Protected Mobility Engineering & Technical Support (PMETS) Contract. The vehicles have been repurposed by NP Aerospace and Supacat engineering teams for the Defence School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (DSEME) in Lyneham. …

• Date: 16/08/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Supplies Life Saving Body Armour to Ukraine Soldiers

NP Aerospace has manufactured and delivered more than 20,000 sets of life-saving body armour plates and carrier vests to Ukraine military personnel in the last three months on behalf of NATO Governments. This is part of contracts totaling 62,000 sets of armour (124,000 plates) due to be delivered weekly over the next nine months. The company has also delivered over 1,000 helmets to support a…

• Date: 11/08/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Awarded Silver Armed Forces Covenant

NP Aerospace has announced that it has been awarded the UK Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award. The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation to those who serve and their families. The silver award recognises companies that ensure the value of the Armed Forces is championed through employment of veterans, adult cadets and military spouses and through support…

• Date: 27/07/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

Ukrainian Angel of Mariupol Visits NP Aerospace Armour Factory

Yuliia Paievska, the famous ‘Taira’ Angel of Mariupol who saved 500 Ukranian lives in the conflict visited NP Aerospace’s Foleshill Road facility this week to find out what goes into manufacturing life-saving armour used by Ukrainian soldiers. Left to right: Vladyslav Shatilo, National Guard Officer, Paramedic, frontline combat unit Oleksii Soloviov, Specialist Coach, frontline combat…

• Date: 20/05/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

World Record for Sahara Body Armour Marathon Runner

HE TOUGHEST FOOTRACE ON EARTH.IN BODY ARMOUR.FOR MENTAL HEALTH. Image: Copyright Support Our Paras. Photographer Jon Bromley. Media interviews available Ex-Para Jonny Mortimer Hendry has won a world record for being the first person to run the 250km Moroccan Marathon des Sables wearing NP Aerospace body armour to raise money for Support our Paras and mental health awareness. Jonny Mortimer…

• Date: 11/02/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Backs Para’s Mental Health Sahara Marathon Mission

NP Aerospace is supporting an ex-Para’s mission to run the 250km Moroccan Marathon des Sables wearing body armour to raise money for Support our Paras and mental health awareness. Jonny Mortimer Hendry, now at DEA Aviation, served within the British Army Parachute Regiment for seven years including tours in Afghanistan. On his return he battled mental health issues including post traumautic…

• Date: 19/01/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace Backs $3.2m Canadian University Armour Development Program

NP Aerospace is confirmed as one of the main industry partners leading the NSERC* Alliance Program to research and develop new Canadian-made ceramic add-on vehicle armour. The 5-year, $3.2m+ program involves three Canadian universities (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia and York University), a federal government science and technology organization (Defence Research and…

• Date: 05/01/2022
• Company: NP Aerospace

PFN Group Announces NP Aerospace Divestment

Saskatchewan Canada based PFN Group of Companies has divested its holdings in NP Aerospace. The company has sold its shares in 11046896 Canada Inc to NP Aerospace CEO and shareholder, James Kempston for an undisclosed sum. PFN revealed plans to divest NP Aerospace in July 2020 as part of its strategy to focus on military and defense closer to home with its 100% owned company Pro Metal…

• Date: 06/08/2021
• Company: NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace, manufacturer of the 4030 ELITE Bomb Disposal Suit, has joined forces with CRF-I Limited to offer Scimitar technology for real-time EOD operator management and tracking.

The Scimitar system being showcased for the first time at an international tradeshow at DSEI in London, provides EOD teams with a greater understanding of what EOD operators are experiencing in real time via live audio, video, measurement of their physical wellbeing and GPS location. The technology was driven by a global military requirement and uses the latest mesh radio and sensor data to…