Military Procurement International Vol. 19, No. 9, May 1, 2009
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UNITED KINGDOM
Harrier
Platform Availability Contract
On April 23, BAE
Systems was awarded a new £574
million (US$850.6 million) Harrier Platform Availability Contract (HPAC) by the
UK MoD.
Under the contract, BAE
Systems will take over responsibility for the depth maintenance of the UK’s
fleet of Harrier aircraft that will support the aircraft until its
out-of-service date (currently 2018). This maintenance will be carried out
jointly with the Royal Air Force
(RAF) and the Royal Navy (RN) at RAF
Cottesmore. The RAF and RN will continue to carry out day-to-day flightline
maintenance.
Under the HPAC service, BAE
Systems will be responsible for the maintenance of the RAF’s and RN’s
Harriers, along with providing spare parts and technical advice to the
operational squadrons.