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United Kingdom : Ł70 Million contract awarded to service Type 45 Destroyers on all UK and Global Operations
Publish Date : 25-Jun-2014
The UK's Ministry of Defence has awarded us a Ł70 million contract to manage the support, maintenance and upgrade of the Type 45 Destroyers at Portsmouth Naval Base and on all their operations in the UK and globally.We have been awarded a Ł70 million contract by the UK's Ministry of Defence to manage the support, maintenance and upgrade of the Type 45 Destroyers at Portsmouth Naval Base and on all their operations in the UK and globally.
The contract will sustain 100 roles at our site in Portsmouth and is due to commence in July 2014 and run until the end of November 2016.
The contract underlines our capability in servicing and upgrading the Royal Navy's fleet. The Company currently services the Royal Navy's four River Class Vessels under a Ł22M contract awarded last year and services all Type 23 ships based at Portsmouth in addition to managing HM Portsmouth Naval Base for the Royal Navy.
Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Philip Dunne MP said: "This Ł70 million contract is good news for Portsmouth. It will protect the skills of around 100 expert engineers and makes clear that the future of the city's ship support industry is bright.
"Our Type 45 destroyers are the largest and most powerful ships the Navy has ever had, featuring state of the art equipment and weapons systems. It is essential that the ships receive top class support and Portsmouth has the skills needed to do this. This is another demonstration of the Royal Navy's commitment to the shipyard, which will continue to play an important role in the city's future."
John Hudson, Managing Director, Maritime at BAE Systems added: "We are proud to continue our support to the Royal Navy fleet. Our objective is to ensure the ships are ready and available to be deployed and to continue that support while they are on operations around the world. This contract is an excellent example of industry and Government working collaboratively to achieve efficiency and effectiveness."
The servicing and support of all the warships in the Daring Class is managed by the Type 45 Class Output Management (COM) Team based at Portsmouth. Comprising Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence and industry personnel, the Team ensures the Type 45 ships are available to meet all Royal Navy requirements and manage capability upgrades as well as the provision of spares and support worldwide. The COM Team provides one point of contact for Type 45 personnel on board.
The six Daring Class Type 45 ships - HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond, HMS Dragon, HMS Defender and HMS Duncan, are the largest and most powerful Air Defence Destroyers ever operated by the Royal Navy. Designed and built by BAE Systems, the ships were designed to take into consideration future engineering, maintenance and upgrade requirements thus ensuring their longevity.
