Thales and Textron AirLand have announced a collaboration that will bid for the Ministry of Defence’s upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme.
The three companies’ CEOs met at Farnborough International Airshow to announce the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting the foundation for the bid.
The operational training activities that will comprise the ASDOT programme are currently fulfilled by a number of providers, both military and civilian. This team will propose an innovative, cost effective, technologically advanced reliable managed service using the Textron AirLand Scorpion jet equipped with Thales and QinetiQ sensors to provide a broad spectrum of training for all three armed services. The competitive contract, expected to be awarded in September 2018 with a service delivery start in January 2020, is anticipated to be worth up to £1.2Bn over 15 years.
Thales UK CEO Victor Chavez said: “Through this unique partnership with QinetiQ and Textron and the complementary expertise within our respective fields, we have the opportunity to offer all three armed services the most effective, cutting-edge technology coupled with world-leading training and services expertise. The MOD will be able to benefit from the collaboration of technologies and knowledge to deliver important long-term Air Operational Training services.”
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