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Home » Posts tagged 'PFI'

  • Wolfhound on Trial and Another New Truck

    • December 1, 2010
    • By Think Defence
    • Land, Sea and Air
    • 2 comments

    Wolfhound is the logistics version of the Force protection Mastiff and is designed to carry cargo on its open topped load bed Whilst I am on the subject of vehicles, yet another logistics vehicle is also about to enter service, as part of the C Vehicle PFI, which mainly covers things like forklift loaders, JCB’s and assorted other plant, ALC [...]

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  • Is an EU Airborne Refuelling Pool on the Horizon

    • January 28, 2010
    • By Think Defence
    • Business and Politics
    • 4 comments

    The UK is continuing with Future strategic Aircraft Tanker (FSTA) programme that is being fulfilled as a PFI contract with Airtanker, a consortium consisting of Cobham, EADS, Rolls-Royce, Thales UK and VT Group. Over 27 years the company will provide the RAF with airborne refuelling and strategic transport for personnel and cargo. Although it is widely acknowledged that the PFI concept has [...]

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  • Defence PFI’s

    • December 27, 2009
    • By Think Defence
    • Business and Politics
    • 5 comments

    We recently produced a quick listing of defence related PFI’s as a precursor to having a more in depth look at defence related Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deals. PFI’s are simply an extension of a traditional lease or outsourcing contract and intrinsically there is nothing wrong with the concept, organisations all over the world enter into similar arrangements for cars, [...]

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