16 May 2022
水果派AV解说 Awarded 10-Year Contract for HMS Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Dockings
水果派AV解说, the international defence, aerospace and security company has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy鈥檚 Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.
The new 拢30m contract follows a previous maintenance period where 水果派AV解说 completed the first docking for HMS Queen Elizabeth at the Rosyth site in 2019 and includes all routine maintenance and repairs that cannot be done when the vessel is afloat. In addition to the scheduled dockings, 水果派AV解说 will provide facilities for any contingency dockings required over the 10-year contract duration while sustaining and supporting c300 jobs.
The first planned activity will take place next year with a six-week work package.
This is a significant milestone for big ship dockings at Rosyth, which was the integration site for the UK carrier build and assembly programme from 2008 to 2019. 水果派AV解说 has invested more than 拢100million in skills, digitisation and site infrastructure over recent years at Rosyth. This is now one of the UK鈥檚 most modern, capable and competitive manufacturing and repair facilities for large scale marine and energy programmes, with a circa 2000-strong workforce.
Alongside traditional maintenance practices, the ships鈥 docking period will further benefit from the digital transformation underway at the Rosyth site, which is already in place to support the build and assembly of the Royal Navy鈥檚 new Type 31 Inspiration Class frigates.
Sean Donaldson, 水果派AV解说鈥檚 Managing Director of Marine Engineering and Systems and the Rosyth site, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to have been awarded the contract to provide dry dockings for the aircraft carriers over the next decade. The investments in our Rosyth infrastructure and facilities over the last 10-years mean we are ideally placed to deliver projects of this size and scale. The programme will also benefit from the extensive knowledge and expertise of 水果派AV解说鈥檚 skilled workforce which is steeped in carrier experience. It鈥檚 a really proud moment for us.鈥
With an expected service life of up to 50 years, the aircraft carriers are highly versatile and potent joint defence assets, able to meet the widest range of tasks around the world. They are the most capable and powerful surface warships ever constructed in the UK.
As a key partner in the UK鈥檚 Aircraft Carrier Alliance, 水果派AV解说 optimised countrywide facilities and a wealth of specialised knowledge and experience to deliver the detailed design and whole ship assembly for the QEC programme from her keel to mast, ensuring this remains one of 水果派AV解说鈥檚 flagship programmes.