Raven Alliance And BAE SYSTEMS Sign Statement Of Understanding For Electronic Warfare Support
11 Nov 2004
BAE Systems Avionics and the Raven Alliance have agreed to co-operate in the delivery of Electronic Warfare Support to the BAE Systems customer base.
The Raven Alliance is a group of leading and niche companies, which includes Cranfield University, with complementary EW capabilities specialising in Education, Training and Support. The Raven Alliance operates an innovative business model enabling, through single point interface, competitive solutions to be provided to enhance capability and customer support.
Raven Alliance Chairman, Professor Bill Taylor said, This agreement is a key milestone in enabling Small Medium Enterprise (SME) companies to work more effectively with the Primes, and for the Primes like BAE Systems to embrace and access the real core capabilities of UK industry.
Leading the way in SME collaboration, the Raven Alliance is a continuing success story demonstrating the potential and enhanced effectiveness of SME groups. Supported by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and Chemring Group Plc in its start up phase, the Raven Alliance was formed in July 2002 and has helped its members with several contracts providing significant additional revenue.
BAE Systems Avionics Executive Vice President Marketing, Dr David Hughes said, The SME companies represented by the Raven Alliance bring together a range of key EW technologies that will benefit our end customers. We are delighted to have the Alliance as part of our team and we look forward to jointly developing EW Support arrangements that complement and enhance our EW capability.
About BAE SYSTEMS Avionics:
BAE Systems Avionics is one of Europe's leading avionics companies, and the UK' s foremost supplier of electronic systems for military platforms in the air, at sea and on land. With its head office at Basildon in the UK, the Avionics organisation has major sites in southern England and Scotland. The Group employs 4,900 people. The Electronic Warfare Sector (EWS) is a world leader in the research and development of advanced technology self-protection systems & countermeasures for aircraft, helicopters and naval ships.
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, fighting vehicles, 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 more than 90,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately 12 billion through its wholly-owned and joint venture operations.
BAE Systems, innovating for a safer world.
For further information, please contact:
BAE SYSTEMS Avionics
Jane Macfarlane
Tel: +44 (0) 131 343 8993 Mobile: +44 (0) 7736 810172
Tangent Link, acting on behalf of Raven Alliance
Karen Griffith
Tel: +44 (0) 1628 668944
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