BAE Systems Wins £446m For Typhoon Support Contract

BAE Systems has won a contract worth £446m to support the fleet of Typhoon jets. The in-service support agreement, known as Contract 1 will introduce significant efficiencies by bringing together a number of legacy contracts and proposed new work into an overarching umbrella contract. The five-year support contract will provide a range of engineering services and contribute to the customer’s 30% savings target on Typhoon support. BAE Systems will provide the test and evaluation infrastructure for the future air-to-air and air-to-ground Typhoon capability enhancements announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). The contract will also underpin the essential day-to-day support to air force operations across four nations (Germany, Italy, Spain and UK). Martin Taylor, BAE Systems’ Combat Air Support Director said, “This contract is great news for BAE Systems and for the Eurofighter programme as a whole. Over a five year period the contract will deliver significant savings to the customer and will ensure that we have the skills, capabilities and funding in place to support Typhoon users across Europe”. The BAE Systems element of this contract is part of the wider support contract which was awarded to the Eurofighter partner companies through NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency). NETMA is the prime customer and management body for the four-nation Eurofighter Typhoon weapon system.