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NITEworks MOD/Industry Partnership Launched For Testing Networked Warfare

28 Aug 2003

BAE Systems welcomed Lord Bach, Minister for Defence Procurement to Farnborough today to officially launch NITEworks a joint MoD/Industry partnership for exploring networked warfare.

The partnership is intended to contribute to the evolution of an integrated sensor-to-shooter network that processes relevant, timely and accurate information to commanders and decision makers.

Lord Bach said, NITEworks will play a key role in realising the vision of a truly network enabled capability outlined in the new chapter to the strategic defence review.

NITEworks is now fully operational and conducting initial work packages aimed at better integrating existing MoD assets. These initial work packages revolve around integrated direction and co-ordination of indirect fire in the land battle, time-sensitive targeting within the entire battlespace, and integrating work for Special Forces.

NITEworks will use BAE Systems state-of-the-art Battlespace Management Evaluation Centre, separately developed to pursue network-enabled solutions, as a key tool for integrating systems, visualising concepts and experimenting in real time.

This centre is linked to the MoDs joint command and battlespace management demonstrator at Portsdown West and other BAE Systems and partner sites. It will provide a hub for experimentation that will help optimise the UKs progress towards a fully integrated Network Enabled Capability, said Mike Turner, Chief Executive, BAE Systems.

BAE Systems is providing overall industry leadership for the NITEworks partnership, supported by QinetiQ and will be engaging industry partners and associates to help deliver the NEC vision.

About BAE SYSTEMS:

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. The company designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems.

BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately 12 billion through its wholly-owned and joint venture operations.

BAE Systems, innovating for a safer world.