BAE Systems Awarded £80 Million in Typhoon Avionics Support Contracts
November 02 2022 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Eurofighter avionics support contracts will help keep Typhoon
aircraft mission ready
BAE Systems will continue to service and support the Eurofighter
Typhoon aircraft’s avionics for the platform’s founding nations’
air forces in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, for
the next five years.
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BAE Systems will continue to service and
support the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft’s avionics for the
platform’s founding nations’ air forces. (Credit: BAE Systems)
The agreements, worth £80 million, secure ongoing service and
repairs for key avionics equipment such as displays, flight
controls, and Helmet Mounted Displays, ensuring that the Typhoon is
ready for deployment at all times.
“BAE Systems’ avionics service and support team helps our
customers ensure that Typhoon is ready to secure our skies and
support the UK’s international allies 24/7, 365 days a year,” said
Jim Whittington, senior project manager at BAE Systems’ Rochester,
UK facility. “The flexibility within these services will help
increase our customers’ flying capability, whereby we are able to
meet any additional service demands.”
Avionics service and support is a core focus for BAE Systems’
facility in Rochester, UK. The integrated team based at RAF
Coningsby is embedded into the Typhoon Total Availability
Enterprise contract, and they work closely to troubleshoot and
undertake repairs. Their guaranteed turnaround times allow the
customer to accurately plan aircraft operations.
Eurofighter is Europe's largest defence programme. In addition
to technological capabilities, the programme secures more than
100,000 jobs in Europe. At present, 681 Eurofighter aircraft have
been sold to nine nations.
About BAE Systems BAE Systems, Inc. and its 34,000 people
are part of a global defence, aerospace, and security company with
89,600 employees worldwide. We deliver a full range of products and
services for air, land, sea and space, as well as advanced
electronics, intelligence, security, and IT solutions and support
services. Our dedication shows in everything we design, produce and
deliver— to protect those who protect us in a high-performance,
innovative culture. We push the limits of possibility to provide a
critical advantage to our customers where it counts.
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