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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 23 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 September 2018. It was answered by Stuart Andrew (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 September 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence: Procurement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which UK companies are participating in the Autonomous Last Mile Resupply project.

Answer

Five bids were selected for Phase 2 of the Autonomous Last Mile Resupply Challenge, four of which feature UK-based lead contractors. These are: QinetiQ Ltd; Animal Dynamics Ltd; Barnard Microsystems Ltd; and, Horiba Mira Ltd. The fifth lead is Fleetonomy ai, a Finnish-based company.

All of these lead contractors will be utilising broader support from additional UK-based sub-contractors (which include industry and academia) in order to maximise the delivered capability under this phase of the project.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
167179
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Defence Procurement Vehicles Automation
Link
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