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Product Name: Nimrod Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Product Description
Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft perform a wide variety of missions
from protecting the United Kingdom's coastal waters and economic zones, to
search-and-rescue operations. Equipped with advanced sensors and weapons,
Nimrod aircraft also are designed to counter threats from new-generation
nuclear submarines and surface ships.
The United Kingdom chose The Boeing Company and British Aerospace in July
1996 to replace the country's fleet of Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft.
The contract, valued at about $3 billion, calls for the team to upgrade 21
aircraft and equip them with new mission equipment and engines under an effort
called the Replacement Maritime Patrol Aircraft program. The contract value of
the work performed by Boeing is expected to be in excess of $600 million.
British Aerospace Defence's Military Aircraft Division is the prime
contractor and will oversee the upgrade effort. British Aerospace contributions
include structural upgrades such as new wings, general and flight avionics, new
Rolls Royce engines and system integration.
Boeing is the tactical command system integrator and will provide system
elements derived from its successful Indonesian 737 Surveiller maritime patrol
aircraft program. Carrying a suite of improved mission avionics, 737 Surveiller
aircraft have provided maritime patrol and exclusive economic zone surveillance
since 1993.
The Boeing-developed tactical command system (TCS) combines high-speed data
processing, color high-resolution displays, and software-configurable controls
to process and display data from several types of sensors. These include an
advanced surveillance radar, electronic support measures, acoustic surveillance
systems, electro-optics and a magnetic anomaly detector.
In addition, the TCS integrates, controls and displays data from
self-defense, communication and armament control systems. It also enhances
mission completion success by reducing operator workload and promoting crew
coordination with reconfigurable workstations.
As part of the contract, Boeing has agreed to a 100-percent offset commitment
to the United Kingdom over the next 10 years, with the majority of the work
performed at the British Aerospace facility in Warton, England. About 100 people
from Seattle will be assigned to the project during its peak in 1998.
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