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RAF PUMA Mk2 Follow on Contract

Airbus Helicopters & UK MoD sign Follow-on Support Arrangement for RAF PUMA Mk2

 

Airbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force (RAF) PUMA 2 fleet over the planned service life of the aircraft. The contract, worth an initial £100 million, is the first of two pricing periods which will see Airbus Helicopters provide full technical support and logistics until March 2022. The contract has the facility to be extended until the currently planned out of service date March 2025, subject to the agreement of both parties.

As part of the company’s support offering, Airbus Helicopters will provide repair and overhaul services in addition to a parts-by-the-hour programme, helping to ensure high availability with stable, value for money maintenance costs, according to the company. The contract also includes the provision of training to all PUMA avionics and mechanical technicians as well as engineering managers.

This £100 million investment will ensure our Puma helicopters continue to transport British troops and kit to the front line – helping us provide vital support quickly in rapidly evolving situations,” Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin said. “The deal – part of our £178 billion Equipment Plan – will not only give our Armed Forces the kit they need to deal with intensifying global threats, but will also sustain British jobs at Airbus Helicopters.”

The contract, awarded under single-source regulations, follows on from the previous very successful Interim Support Arrangement, which has seen Airbus Helicopters support the aircraft since the first upgraded PUMA 2 entered service in 2012, recently reaching 20,000 flight hours.

This follow on contract re-affirms the confidence that the MoD has in the aircraft and in Airbus to continue to provide a cost effective and highly capable solution that will allow the Puma to continue to support our forces on operations, in very demanding conditions,” Ian Morris, Head of UK defence programmes at Airbus Helicopters, concluded.

 

 

 

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12/22/2017

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