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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Thales nears flight tests for Royal Navy Crowsnest bid

AW101 ASaCThales UK is gearing up to begin flight tests of the heavily revamped and updated Cerberus airborne early warning system it is pitching for the UK Royal Navy’s Crowsnest competition.

The up-to-£500 million ($806 million) contest will see a total of eight AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2 helicopters equipped with the mission kits, to replace the navy’s current fleet of aged Westland Sea King 7s, which will begin to be retired from 2016.

Lockheed Martin is prime contractor on the effort, with Thales and Lockheed itself competing to supply the radar and operator equipment. Despite this potential conflict of interest, Thales remains confident in the integrity of the contest, says Matt Avison, the manufacturer’s sales director for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and defence mission systems.

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