BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Maintain and Repair Light Guns in Ukraine
10 Avril 2024 - 4:11PM
Business Wire
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a contract to
maintain and repair gifted L119 Light Guns in Ukraine.
The contract, which was announced during a recent UK
Government-led trade mission to Kyiv, means that L119s which were
donated by the UK to Ukraine can be serviced in country and
returned to the frontline more quickly.
The L119 Light Gun has proved to be a trusted system that
Ukrainian forces have favoured because of its accurate firepower,
light weight, low logistical requirements and mobility.
As the original manufacturer of the Light Gun, as well as more
than 15 other systems in use in Ukraine, BAE Systems has been
working with allied governments since the start of the war to help
with training and support.
Following a meeting with President Zelenskyy in 2023, the
Company has established a legal entity in Ukraine, opened an office
and signed agreements to better understand and support Ukraine’s
capability requirements and to help revitalise Ukraine’s industrial
base.
The L119 contract builds on a teaming agreement signed with
British company AMS in December. Under the contract, BAE Systems
and the AMS team will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) services from maintenance facilities in Ukraine.
Gabby Costigan, Group Managing Director, Business Development,
said: “We’re committed to working with our government customers and
industry partners to provide solutions that will help Armed Forces
Ukraine secure victory. Our partner establishing a strategic
military repair facility will significantly reduce the time that
critical artillery assets are out of service. This contract is
another step in strengthening our relationship and paves the way
for us to provide more direct, long-term support to Ukraine.”
Major General Anna-Lee Reilly, Director DE&S Operations, UK
Ministry of Defence, said: “As the conflict in Ukraine continues it
is vital that the UK Government and UK industry continue to support
the Ukrainians to sustain their equipment. The contract with BAE
Systems for the refurbishment of the L119 Light Gun continues the
UK’s theme of enabling the maintenance and repair of equipment
inside Ukraine to minimise the time that equipment will be away
from the front line.
“The repair facility that has been secured is scalable to
provide a similar capability for UK and other nations’ systems.
This commitment from BAE Systems and AMS to work in country
demonstrates the continued support from the UK Government and
Defence Industry to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
As well as providing support to gifted equipment, BAE Systems
has also been involved in delivering major elements of the UK
Government’s cyber security support to Ukraine. The Company’s
capabilities are helping to detect, block and counter both
destructive cyber-attacks and cyber espionage against military
targets as well as civilian infrastructure that supports vital
services for the Ukrainian people.
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