Vehicle integrator and armour manufacturer NP Aerospace announced on 12 September 2024 the award of multiple UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)-related contracts following its acquisition of the assets of Jankel Armouring Ltd.
Although the company was not at liberty to discuss the specifics of the, it did note there are seven individual contracts in total that together involve the provision of products and services in the areas of tactical vehicles, civilian armoured vehicles (CAVs), armour protection systems, military seating and through-life support services.
Contracting routes vary and range from direct to the UK MoD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation to supply contracts to the MoD through established tier one prime contractors.
“Integrating the former Jankel contracts into the existing operational model is an excellent fit as NP Aerospace already has the required facilities, skills, knowhow, supply chain and processes in place to deliver exactly what the customers require, with a proven and resilient track record fully established,” the company stated in a press release.
Since the announcement of the acquisition of the assets of Jankel Armouring on 10 June 2024 NP Aerospace has been successful in securing talent from the original Jankel Armouring staff, including pivotal engineers and critical executives with the required knowledge of the acquired assets and legacy contracts.
“This places NP Aerospace in the ideal position to successfully deliver on these UK MoD related contracts, plus several other former Jankel overseas contracts that are likely to be announced in the coming months,” the company noted.
James Kempston, NP Aerospace CEO, was quoted as saying, “Following on from our recent announcement regarding the acquisition of Jankel Armouring Ltd’s assets, we’re very pleased indeed to announce the award of these UK MoD-related contracts, having been novated to us by the MoD and the MoD’s tier one suppliers.
“We’re already in a strong position as a trusted and resilient supplier to UK MoD and we’re operating in very similar capability areas to the seven contracts we’ve now received,” he added. “This is a very good fit and will suit all parties concerned, but in particular our customers, who previously relied on Jankel Armouring Ltd for some key and critical specialist capabilities.”
