GBP300 M Support Contracts for Navy Missiles
(July 16, 2008) -- Support for the Seawolf air defence missile system, which equips Royal Navy Type 22 and Type 23 frigates, is to be radically revamped under contracts worth around BGP300M, Minister for Defence Equipment Support Baroness Ann Taylor announced today.
Contracts have been awarded to BAE Systems Insyte and MBDA, under the SWISS (Seawolf In Service Support) project to sustain the capability of the Seawolf system and ensure its readiness and improve its availability to the front-line fleet by at least 25 per cent over the next nine years.
BAE Systems Insyte and MBDA have been working together, and with the MOD, over the past two years to develop the optimum Seawolf support solution.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor said:
"Seawolf is one of the most potent naval air-defence systems in the world and with the roll-out of capability enhancements over the next few years, it will continue to form the mainstay of the defensive capability of the frigate fleet. The award of these contracts demonstrates our long term partnership with industry to ensure a flexible and more effective Seawolf support package for the Royal Navy."
MoD Defence Equipment and Support Short Range Air Defence Team Leader, Capt Brian Archibald said:
"The placing of the SWISS contracts is the culmination of an enormous amount of hard work by the MOD and industry teams. It will bring at least a 25% increase in system availability over the life of the contracts, by bringing greater coherence to Seawolf in-service support thus enabling much better through-life decisions. The contracts will also make significant savings for Defence - in excess of pound40M, with both contractors incentivised to deliver further efficiencies over the life of the contracts in addition to extra incentives for additional availability improvements."
Source : UK MoD
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