Thales UK, CRAWLEY, UK: Thales UK has been awarded a study contract by the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) to research potential changes to the current Sea King Mk7 Airborne Surveillance & Control (ASaC) system to ensure its capability meets the future needs of the MoD. Thales UK is the prime contractor for the Sea King Mk7 system.
Part of a landmark three-way industrial collaboration with the Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) and Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control (MASC) Integrated Project Team (IPT), Thales will act as a lead contractor working with AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin. The three companies will study potential enhancements to the Sea King Mk7 mission system in order to sustain its capability and contribute to meeting future MASC requirements.
Concurrently, two other study contracts have been awarded to AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin, who will each lead a similar three-way team to assess airframe and mission system options for the MASC programme.
The projects, the first of a series of focused assessment studies, will take between seven and 15 months to complete and represent approximately
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