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14/06/2004
MoD places £47m contract for Nato rescue sub
The MoD, together with France and Norway, has placed a £47 million contract with Rolls Royce for a new hi-tech rescue system to help crews escape from sunken submarines anywhere in the world.
The project - The Nato Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) - will be based around a 10-metre, 27-tonne submarine, operated by a crew of three, which can dive down to a stricken boat to a depth of 600 metres and dock with it, bringing the crew up to the surface in batches.
As well as a rescue submarine the contract will provide for an unmanned craft which will locate the sunken submarine, decompression chambers, medical facilities and other support equipment. The contract also covers support and operation of the system for the first 10 years of its life.
The new system will replace the current rescue submarine based on the LR5 submersible, which is reaching the end of her design life. The project will help sustain around 85 jobs across the country.
Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Bach said: "This system will give us and our partners the most effective submarine rescue system available. Our submarines are painstakingly designed with safety in mind and their safety record is impeccable, but they operate in the harshest of environments and it is vital we have an effective rescue capability.
"This project is a fine example of how working with partner nations can bring great benefits by sharing both cost and expertise."
The NSRS will be based in HM Naval Base on the Clyde, where it will be able to respond to emergencies anywhere in the world within 72 hours.
The new system is scheduled to enter service at the end of 2006 and will have a life of 25 years.
(gmcg)
The project - The Nato Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) - will be based around a 10-metre, 27-tonne submarine, operated by a crew of three, which can dive down to a stricken boat to a depth of 600 metres and dock with it, bringing the crew up to the surface in batches.
As well as a rescue submarine the contract will provide for an unmanned craft which will locate the sunken submarine, decompression chambers, medical facilities and other support equipment. The contract also covers support and operation of the system for the first 10 years of its life.
The new system will replace the current rescue submarine based on the LR5 submersible, which is reaching the end of her design life. The project will help sustain around 85 jobs across the country.
Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Bach said: "This system will give us and our partners the most effective submarine rescue system available. Our submarines are painstakingly designed with safety in mind and their safety record is impeccable, but they operate in the harshest of environments and it is vital we have an effective rescue capability.
"This project is a fine example of how working with partner nations can bring great benefits by sharing both cost and expertise."
The NSRS will be based in HM Naval Base on the Clyde, where it will be able to respond to emergencies anywhere in the world within 72 hours.
The new system is scheduled to enter service at the end of 2006 and will have a life of 25 years.
(gmcg)
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