Thales signs Royal Navy electronic warfare support contract
28 April 2009
Thales UK has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence to provide an innovative support solution for electronic warfare (EW) equipment fitted to the Royal Navy's warship and submarine fleets.
And to optimise coherency and efficient delivery of support, Thales UK's naval and aerospace businesses have joined forces for the enhanced contract.
The new EW agreement is an enhancement to Thales UK's existing and highly successful contractor logistics support (CLS) contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service solutions to all of the Royal Navy's major sonar systems.
The enhancement now means that Thales is providing a combined sonar and EW warfare support service to the Royal Navy's frontline fleet. These include Invincible-class aircraft carriers, Type 23 and Type 22 frigates, and Type 42 destroyers. It also includes all classes of submarines. Future potential EW support options include the Type 45 destroyers and the Astute-class submarines.
The programme will be managed by a combined MoD and industry team to be based in Abbey Wood in Bristol. Additional teams are based at the Portsmouth, Devonport and Faslane naval bases.
The teams will concentrate on reacting to operational defects, managing obsolescence and the two-way flow of repairable stocks. It also provides expertise at the waterfront in the UK and overseas to deal with availability issues as they arise.
In describing the expanded service, Victor Chavez, Deputy CEO Thales UK, says: "In contracting for the enhanced CLS service, the MoD has recognised the innovative approach that Thales UK brings to warship support by drawing together different parts of our business. The fact that the contract concerns different MoD Project Teams is also a significant step towards a comprehensive through-life capability management approach."
- Ends -
About Thales and Thales UK
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing Aerospace and Space, Defence and Security markets worldwide. 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. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,500 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. 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 2008 revenues of £10.2 billion.
Thales UK employs 8,500 staff based at more than 50 locations. In 2008 Thales UK's revenues were over £1.4 bn.
Press contact:
Thales UK
Kathryn Bell
Mob: +44 7813 903274
Email: kathryn.bell@thalesgroup.com
Thales UK, Naval
Adrian Rondel
Mob: +44 7971 414052
Email: adrian.rondel@uk.thalesgroup.com
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
