French defence ministry renews Thales Contractor Logistics Support contract for avionics maintenance
12 January 2009
Neuilly-sur-Seine, 12 January 2009 – Thales announced today that the French Ministry of Defence, through its SIMMAD1 support structure, has renewed the fixed-price contractor logistic support (CLS) contract for the maintenance of avionics equipment on French military aircraft for a further five years. The contract covers a fleet of approximately 1,500 aircraft.
Pierre-Eric Pommellet, Vice President of the Services and Business Transformation Sector within Thales' aerospace activities, stated: "We are very proud of this long-lasting relationship of trust between Thales and the French defence ministry. Productivity gains have significantly reduced support costs for the customer. Today we are continuing to tailor our solutions to the evolving requirements of the armed forces and strengthening our thought leadership role in military support services."
Thales is committed to deliver a broader range of services, including fixed-price obsolescence management and extended maintenance of equipment support facilities, translating into a comprehensive improvement in services for the armed forces.
This new contract is part of Thales's innovative approach to service provision, based on end-to-end support solutions with guaranteed levels of operational availability. Various proposals have been submitted to meet the ever-changing requirements of the market.
Drawing on its experience with the French armed forces, Thales also offers comprehensive support solutions to export customers. In Brazil, for example, as announced in July 2008, Thales and a number of French partner companies signed an agreement to provide local maintenance services at the Anápolis air force base, where the Brazilian Air Force's Mirage 2000 fleet is stationed. This type of contract significantly reduces repair and maintenance turnaround times. The Brazilian Air Force will thus benefit from higher levels of service performance, leading in turn to increased availability of its Mirage 2000 fleet.
The gains are a result of simpler logistics management processes and the transfer to industry of full responsibility for equipment and system repairs on a door-to-door basis.
1 SIMMAD: The French Ministry of Defence's integrated structure in charge of through-life support of aeronautical equipment (the maintenance arm of the French Air Force with joint forces responsibility, receiving its directives from the Chief of the Defence Staff).
About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the Group's civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. The Group builds its growth on its unique multidomestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with 2007 revenues of €12.3 billion.
Press contact:
Natasha Harvey
Thales, Aéronautique
Tél : +33 (0)1 34 81 40 50
natasha.harvey@fr.thalesgroup.com
Caroline Philips
Thales, Communication Corporate
Tél : +33 (0)1 57 77 86 26
caroline.philips@thalesgroup.com
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