BAE SYSTEMS Team selected for ALL-IP Solution to Falcon Assessment Phase
17 Jul 2002
BAE Systems C4ISR, in partnership with world-wide commercial and defence companies, has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence to undertake one of two Assessment Phase contracts for increment A of Project FALCON, the British Armed Forces' future tactical wide area communications system.
The BAE Systems response to the FALCON requirement capitalised upon its knowledge of the information infrastructure domain, unrivalled systems integration capabilities and the company's world-class digitization expertise. It benefited from the knowledge and investment of its partner, CISCO, in IP technologies in the civil sector and BAE Systems' proven ability to transfer commercial solutions into the military theatre to supply the high data rates required within tomorrow's digitized battlespace.
The submission also reflected the market's retreat from other increasingly obsolescent technologies utilised in stable civil networks, being unable to meet the flexible, dynamic, resilient and robust needs of the military theatre.
The team's approach was based on the use of open standards, extensive use of BAE Systems' highly regarded systems integration and CIS modelling expertise, and its experience in both systems and network management.
A key focus of the Assessment Phase will be interoperability with Allied nations, supported by the full management of risk and BAE Systems world-class systems integration skills.
Following a series of recent customer demonstrations, Paul Laity, Major Bids Director, comments "The BAE Systems-led team is pleased to have been selected to take its innovative concept for FALCON further. We are confident we shall put forward an excellent final proposal for the world's first - and most advanced - IP-based area network system, which may become the international benchmark solution for the future.
"Our open architecture will provide high levels of performance, allow future cost-effective growth and enable us to provide new levels of service to the end-user community. In parallel, British defence forces will benefit from significant manpower reductions compared with current systems. Our proposed system will also offer considerable export prospects."
BAE Systems' partners also included Dytechna Limited, CHR Design and Flagship Training Limited (a joint venture between BAE Systems, Vosper Thornycroft and Johnson Controls).
The FALCON tactical trunk communications system will be procured in four tranches. The first will replace the current Ptarmigan and EUROMUX systems. FALCON will be interoperable with future UK systems such as BOWMAN, CORMORANT and SKYNET 5.
About BAE SYSTEMS:
BAE Systems is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE Systems employs nearly 100,000 people including Joint Ventures, and has annual sales of around 13 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE Systems designs, manufactures and supports information systems, information warfare and electronic systems, military aircraft, ships, submarines, space systems, radar, electronics, avionics, communications, guided weapon systems and a range of other defence products. BAE Systems is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions.
BAE Systems C4ISR Group is a global centre of excellence supplying innovative, network enhanced solutions focused on military capability. It employs proven systems integration skills to transfer advanced civil and military technologies into robust, single-service and tri-service information management systems. The Group optimises military effectiveness by providing system solutions to support fast decision-making.
For further information please contact:
Dennis Burton, BAE Systems C4ISR
Fax: +44 (0) 1202 404803 Mobile: +44 (0) 7801 712587
Tel: +33 (0) 5 34 60 73 47 dennis.burton@baesystems.com
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