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JVAT awarded place on MoD Hypersonics Framework

Management consultancy JVAT has been awarded a place on the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework (HTCDF).

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The HTCDF is designed to offer a swift and flexible route to the market to enable the realisation of capabilities efficiently.

It will be used to choose suppliers to provide services and supplies to assist in the research, development and testing of hypersonic technologies to achieve an advanced capability.  

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Hypersonics is a crucial capability for AUKUS Pillar II and JVAT is able to offer global support through its engineering and assurance capability. Specialising in solving its partners' most complex problems across AU, UK and US, JVAT is providing a specialised team of engineering, management and assurance experts with a cross-functional understanding, collaborating with other companies on this innovative and agile hypersonic development.

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