Tender Details

Country: United Kingdom
Summary: Wlt: Weapon Load Trainer
GBT Ref No: 127261867
Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: 715631469
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Description:
Background A Weapon Load Trainer (WLT) was part of the original Eurofighter training solution. The RAF WLT was cancelled by the RAF/Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) around 2002 to release funding for improved pilot training courseware. An attempt to resurrect the WLT was made by the RAF staffed UK Joint Training Team in 2004, but the attempt failed. Using a 'live' aircraft is not without its issues; it is necessary to remove and refit some pylons twice on each course. The aircraft structure and pylons are not designed to meet this continued removal/refit utilisation rate; therefore, an increased component wear and failure rate could be expected which would place an additional demand on the supply chain and aircraft serviceability. The current training solution necessitates the transferral of training from a controlled environment in TTF, which is conducive to learning, to an operational workplace environment, which has many distractions and is less beneficial to initial learning. Using maintenance opportunities to train is fraught with risk and subjects the students and instructors to added pressure and danger; "one off" activities do not provide sufficient opportunity for practice to mastery or formative and summative assessment as necessary to meet the RPS hence, exercises have to be repeated in an inefficient and ad-hoc manner. Considerable time is required to prepare a FAF aircraft for the training role and then to recover it, which in itself can add to the maintenance bu...
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Wlt: Weapon Load Trainer - Uk Tender

The DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT, a Government sector organization in United Kingdom, has announced a new tender for Wlt: Weapon Load Trainer. This tender is published on UkTender under GBT Ref No: 127261867 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-10-31.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.