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Thursday, December 13, 2007

£28 million equipment orders for new Navy carriers


HMS Prince of Wales


Ministry Of Defence News Release (295/2007) issued by The Government News
Network on 11 December 2007
Contracts totalling £28 million have been placed for the manufacture of
diesel generators and other important equipment for two new aircraft carriers,
Defence Minister Baroness Taylor announced today.

Contracts have been placed for:

  • Eight diesel engines and electricity generators - four for each ship - at a cost of about £18.5 million;
  • Detailed design of a new and innovative fully Integrated Navigation and Bridge System, initially worth in excess of £1 million;
  • Flyco (Flying Control) rooms at a cost of circa £1 million; and
  • Advanced visual landing aids, to guide fighters and helicopters on to the deck, at a cost of about £7.5 million.


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