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Thursday, March 05, 2009

BAE Systems Secures £450M Typhoon Availability Service Contract From MoD

Eurofighter TyphoonBAE Systems has been awarded a £450 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) under a partnering arrangement that will see the RAF’s Typhoon aircraft maintained and supported by the Company.

This will not only ensure the availability of the Typhoon fleet to meet its standing and future operational commitments but will also create 150 new jobs within BAE Systems and sustain a further 350 at its peak.

The contract, known as TAS (Typhoon Availability Service), draws on best practice and lessons learnt on previous UK MOD and BAE Systems support arrangement contracts.

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