The UK’s Ministry of Defence has signed a help and sustainment contract with Basic Atomics Aeronautical Techniques, Inc. (GA-ASI) for logistics and upkeep of the Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Plane (RPA) system. The contract — referred to as the UK Protector Availability and Help Answer or UK PASS — will present ongoing help for the brand new Protector RPA programs equipped by GA-ASI and now being operated by the UK’s Royal Air Power (RAF). The Protector RPA is predicated on GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian®.
UK PASS is a Direct Business Sale contract and consists of help for the Protector program’s RPA, the Certifiable Floor Management Stations and the Artificial Coaching Techniques.
“This contract marks an important milestone within the fielding of the Protector RPA system for the RAF,” stated Chris Dusseault, Vice President of MQ-9B in Europe. “With the UK PASS contract in place, we will now transition from the take a look at and improvement part of this system to coaching the RAF flight crews for operations.”
UK PASS is a part of GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian International Help Options (SGSS), which supplies help for all the MQ-9B buyer base. SGSS is a shared Contractor Logistics Help (CLS) mannequin, with assets resembling labor, materials, and overhead for upkeep, provide administration, and different help features required to maintain the RPA system, pooled collectively to be used by all the buyer base. This strategy supplies efficiencies and a decrease price for purchasers.
“The awarding of the PASS contract marks three years of intensive work between GA-ASI and UK MOD multidisciplinary groups to show an idea in to a actuality. This has generated a first-in class sustainment answer for the Royal Air Power Protector fleet, that exploits contractor owned stock from a world frequent spares pool. This contract differs from a standard spares and repairs contract, reaching economies of scale through a multi-customer frequent working mannequin,” stated Group Captain Wealthy Cameron – Uncrewed Air System 3 Staff Chief.
GA-ASI’s MQ-9B is the world’s most superior RPA system, delivering exceptionally lengthy endurance and vary. MQ-9B consists of the SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian® fashions, with a number of deliveries made to the U.Ok.’s Royal Air Power (Protector), in addition to orders from Canada, Poland, the Japan Coast Guard, the Japan Maritime Self-Protection Power, Taiwan, India, and the U.S. Air Power in help of the Particular Operations Command. MQ-9B has additionally supported varied U.S. Navy workouts, together with Northern Edge, Built-in Battle Drawback, and Group Sail.
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