Military Procurement International Vol. 18, No. 9, May 1, 2008
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UNITED KINGDOM
Project
Listener dropped
As part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s drive to
balance its books over the next 2-3 years under the Planning Round 08
deliberations, the £50 million (US$99 million) Project Listener has been
dropped.
General Dynamics UK and L-3 Communucations are currently working on the competitive
Assessment Phase, due for completion this summer. The MoD had been expected to
award the production contract in 2009.
Project
Listener would have fused data from sensors on a number of Intelligence,
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) platforms to provide
intelligence for precision strikes against selected targets. The MoD is now
considering other methods to meet this requirement.
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