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MOD'S new online manuals expected to save 150 Million

17 Dec 2002

Maintainers and operators of military equipment will see a fundamental change as a billion pieces of paper disappear from UK Ministry of Defence files. They will be replaced by an innovative web-based system from BAE Systems, which will deliver the vast volumes of MOD logistics, maintenance and operating information in a more cost-effective and operationally efficient manner than the paper manuals it will replace.

The MOD's Defence Logistic Organisation (DLO) has awarded BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support business (CS&S) a 10m contract to supply the Armed Forces with the trilogi (tri-service logistics information) system, which the MOD estimates will save taxpayers at least 150 million over the next 10 years.

Major General Tim Cross, Director General of the DLO's Defence Supply Chain said: "With the large number of very advanced weapon and computer systems in use across the Armed Forces it was taking too long to update existing paper documentation. The waste of paper was also an issue that the MoD, as an environmentally-friendly organisation, was keen to address."

"BAE Systems believed that the electronic documentation system they had developed would meet our needs and after careful analysis of the product we have entered into an arrangement to roll trilogi across the DLO and other parts of the MoD."

The first MOD users of trilogi technology will be maintainers and operators of military ships, tanks and aircraft who will be able to access technical libraries through a web-browser front end. The flexible architecture, which can be updated to meet demands being placed upon it, can be securely accessed across the Internet or via internal networks or stand-alone PCs. The Eurofighter Typhoon and CASOM and Brimstone missile programmes are already piloting trilogi.

Neil Masom, Managing Director Operational Services at BAE Systems, said: "The partnering approach between the DLO and BAE Systems has already resulted in significant efficiencies which benefit both parties. This important milestone will help us generate further savings through the introduction of common processes for technical information across a wide range of programmes."
Notes to Editors

* Under the trilogi contract an anticipated 30,000 licences will be provided to the Ministry of Defence.
* XML-based trilogi uses advanced but user-friendly navigation techniques to reduce access times to a wide range of features, including filtering, searching and linking information. Maintainers and operators can step through instructions, diagrams and illustrations in the knowledge that relevant safety information will be highlighted in pop-up windows.
* The contract signing marks the culmination of over two year's work under a partnering arrangement between the DLO's Corporate Technical Services and BAE Systems Customer Solutions and Support business. It was established to meet common goals that include the specification, generation and delivery of technical information across air, land and sea sectors.
* trilogi can be linked to logistics and supply chain management software, such as BAE Systems-IFS applications, and used by maintainers to order spare parts directly. trilogi also offers significant opportunities for on-line learning and future versions will develop this facility.
* The Defence Logistics Organisation and BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support are working closely together to streamline support of military equipment. Product-specific programmes are underpinned by work to develop common tri-service supply chain, logistics and information technology solutions - such as trilogi.