August 04, 2003
In this month's brief:
GENERAL NEWS BAE SYSTEMS CONTRACT AWARDS THIS MONTH
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS UPDATE - AMS
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS – MBDADate of issue: Monday 4 August 2003 GENERAL NEWS NITEworks contract awarded to BAE SYSTEMS
BAE SYSTEMS has been awarded a £50 million three-year assessment phase contract to lead a new MoD/Industry partnership to explore networked warfare. This new enterprise will be known as NITEworks (Network, Integration, Test and Experimentation works). Alison Wood has been appointed Group Managing Director NITEworks, in addition to her role as Group Managing Director Network Enabled Capability (NEC). NITEworks will be a collaborative enterprise staffed with people from BAE SYSTEMS, MoD and other Industry players.  Back to Top
Design Support Alliance
BAE SYSTEMS, through Land & Sea, and four other industry partners signed a contract with the MoD’s Warship Support Agency (WSA) in July, to deliver design support to British warships. The contract, valued at £49 million, aims to bring the industry partners together with their various current design contracts to offer an integrated approach to delivering end-to-end design solutions. Together the alliance will provide an integrated design service for alterations and additions to aircraft carriers, destroyers, mine counter-measure vessels and landing platform docks. This will see, for the first time, the WSA and multiple contractors sharing information openly and freely in order to drive down costs. Back to Top Defence Technology Centre
The second Defence Technology Centre (DTC) to be established by the Ministry of Defence was formally launched on 16 July at a reception attended by the UK's Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Bach of Lutterworth. BAE SYSTEMS Avionics Group will be one of the research partners in this new DTC, which will specialise in electro-magnetic remote sensing (EMRS). Defence Technology Centres, established by the MoD through the Defence Science Technology Laboratory, are virtual centres of excellence for key technology areas. This DTC will operate for the next three years and will deploy £15 million of research funding over that period. The defence industry partners in the DTC will match the MoD's £15 million funding with contributions in kind of £15 million. Back to Top BAE SYSTEMS CONTRACT AWARDS THIS MONTH U.S. Army’s Future Combat System Ground and Airborne Platform Communications Systems
BAE SYSTEMS has been selected by the Army Lead System Integrator (LSI) team of Boeing and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to enter negotiations toward a contract to develop and integrate the joint interoperable Ground and Airborne Platform Communication Systems (GPCS and APCS), two critical elements of the U.S. Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) network-centric warfighting capabilities. Under these efforts, BAE SYSTEMS will serve as the GPCS and APCS integrator to develop specifications and provide prototype communications packages that will support the various communications configurations of selected FCS ground and airborne platforms. Total program value to BAE SYSTEMS, including options, has the potential to exceed $2 billion over the life of the program. The CNIR business unit in Wayne, N.J., will lead the team and provide the GPCS, while IEWS, Nashua, New Hampshire provides the APCS. Back to Top US Navy award BROACH contract
The US Navy has awarded a $4.2 million low rate initial production (LRIP) contract to RO Defence to provide 42 BROACH Lethal Packages (and associated support and test equipment) for the Navy’s Joint Stand Off Weapon Unitary variant (JSOW-C). The programme’s full rate production potential is for 3000 units, and initial delivery of the LRIP programme will commence in early 2004. The JSOW Unitary variant is the first US weapon to integrate the BROACH Lethal Package and is designed to give JSOW enhanced effectiveness against a broader spectrum of targets. Back to Top Ptarmigan support
The MoD has awarded C4ISR a five-year technical support contract for the Ptarmigan area communications system to ensure its worldwide operational availability until it is replaced by FALCON. Back to Top F/A-18 Deeper Maintenance contract
BAE SYSTEMS has been awarded a contract to provide F/A-18 Deeper Maintenance (DM) services to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at the Lead-In Fighter (LIF) Facility in Williamtown, New South Wales. The contract includes scheduled aircraft DM servicing, modifications and rectification services for the RAAF fleet of 71 F/A-18 Hornets. The initial contract from June 2003 to March 2004 is valued at approximately $3m. The contract is the first for the Hornet Industry Coalition between BAE SYSTEMS Australia, Boeing Australia Limited and Bombardier Aerospace Defence Services of Canada. Back to Top Sensor Upgrade Program
BAE SYSTEMS Integrated Defense Solutions, Austin, Texas, received a $6 million contract from ATK Integrated Defense Company for the Full-Rate Production Order for the AAR-47 (V)2 missile warning receiver. The AAR-47 is a common-housing, fully integrated missile and laser warning system. It will be installed on more than 3,000 U.S. Navy and Air Force helicopters and transport aircraft. Laser warning technology alerts aircrews when laser-aided or laser-guided threats are present, allowing them to take appropriate counter actions. Back to Top JSF Helmet Display contract
Avionic Systems in Rochester, U.K., has been selected to design, develop, and supply the Helmet Display System for the JSF System Design and Development phase. This achievement establishes Avionic Systems as the premier helmet supplier in this fast-jet market segment. Back to Top CIS contract win
Underwater Systems have won a new 3 year core enabling contract (with options for a 4th and 5th year) to undertake Post Design Services for the Combined Influence Sweep, a minesweeping system used by the Royal Navy. Back to Top INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS UPDATE - AMS AMS welcomes new challenge
As part of the EUROSYSTEMS announcement by BAE SYSTEMS and Finmeccanica, AMS is set to merger with part of the C4ISR group to form a new European joint venture company based around systems integration and C4ISR. AMS is already a successful joint venture and looks forward to these developments as a means to extend its footprint in European and international markets. Back to Top INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS – MBDA RAIDS
The Rangeless Airborne Instrumented Debriefing System (RAIDS) is an MBDA Fast Jet Air Combat Training System and was accepted into service by the RAF in April 2003. It will be their main training system for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat training.
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