MERLIN SUPPORT SYSTEM ACHIEVES PERFECT SCORE
HAVANT, UNITED KINGDOM, March 4th, 2003 -- For the first time ever, a major stock and accounting audit carried out by the Asset Accounting Centre at the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) has given a one hundred per cent accuracy score to a defence logistic support system; an unprecedented achievement. Lockheed Martin's Merlin Helicopter Support and Spares Availability System (MSSAS), based in Culdrose recently achieved this following a strenuous set of audits over a three-month period.
MSSAS, worth £445 million is one of the most significant and innovative support and spares contracts run by a company on behalf of the MOD in a Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) arrangement. A fully automated system, it is designed to support the Royal Navy's 43 Merlin HM Mk1 weapon systems in all respects, 365 days a year on a worldwide basis for five years (Dec 98 - Nov 03).
The successful audit also highlighted the benefit of Lockheed Martin's new AuRA asset management tool, which tracks all items whilst in stock as well as parts to and from MOD and industry repair vendors. All items are visible to the asset managers and the Depot staff at all times and it is now the primary tool used for the stocktaking of assets.
Ron Christenson, Group Managing Director of Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Integrated Systems said: "The audit, and the use of the Spirent's AuRA asset management tool, positions us well in our bid for associated asset-management IT infrastructure work in the near future. Additionally we are rolling out the same stock/asset management system to the RAF C130J IPT on behalf of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and will be pursuing various future C130J and JSF support contracts utilising this knowledge and experience.
Lockheed Martin UK Ltd is a leader in systems integration working on major programmes spanning the aerospace, defence, civil and commercial sectors with significant capabilities in the transport infrastructure market. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd has annual sales of approximately £600 million and enjoys more than 75 significant business partnerships in the UK. Lockheed Martin UK is a unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation and employs approximately 1,000 employees at over 20 facilities including London, Havant, Southampton, Yeovil, Swindon, Hertford, Bristol and Cornwall.
Jeremy Greaves, on: +44(0)2392 44 3977 (mob) +44(0)7887 506338
email: jeremy.greaves@lmco.com
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