703088454 - Close Air Support and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Emulation

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a GBP 4,515,144.62 contract to 2 Excel Aviation Limited for services providing manned air platforms and aircrew to emulate Close Air Support (CAS) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities under Visual and Instrument Flight Rules, day or night. This supports the Collective Training Group (CTG) exercises in the UK and overseas, enabling Air Land Integration (ALI) training as part of mandatory Collective Training Objectives (CTOs) for Field Army units to achieve readiness or operational deployment. Known as Project Valkyrie, it falls under CPV code 80650000 for training and simulation in aircrafts.