Elbit's UK subsidiary secures $166 mil contract to provide Navy training solutions

As part of a consortium selected by the British Defence Ministry, Elbit Systems UK is to supply and integrate the solutions for 12 years 

Elbit's UK subsidiary secures $166 mil contract to provide Navy training solutions

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Israel's Elbit Systems announced Monday that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK, was awarded a contract valued at approximately $166 million (approximately £123 million) from the UK Ministry of Defence for the Royal Navy Future Naval Training Program as part of the Fisher consortium led by British company Capita. The contract will be performed over a 12-year period.

The program calls for the transformation and modernization of the shore-based training of the Royal Navy including the establishment of the Future Submarine School. As the provider and integrator of training solutions for the consortium, Elbit Systems UK will develop and deliver a new Combat Systems Operator Trainer in the Future Submarine School and modernize and manage legacy synthetic training systems across the Royal Navy. Elbit Systems UK will provide new training technologies that will improve Defence Operational Training Capability (Maritime), while facilitating availability and efficiency of legacy capabilities, according to Elbit.

Martin Fausset, CEO of Elbit Systems UK, said, "The Program will be a pathfinder for the Royal Navy’s transformation agenda, with the introduction of enhanced training capabilities at the forefront of personnel achieving their potential and arriving at the front line quicker. We are proud to be a part of the team to deliver next-generation training capabilities to the Royal Navy, following on the success of the Company’s provision of advanced training capabilities to the British Army and the Royal Air Force."

The awarding of the overall Royal Navy training contract to the consortium was reported late last month.