Thales sights for Scout SV
Thales has been awarded a £125 million contract to supply sighting systems and ancillary equipment to General Dynamics UK for the UK’s Scout specialist vehicle (SV), the company announced on 30 July.
Under the production phase of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) SV programme, Thales will supply 245 vehicle set packages for the Scout variant. Each set will include the Orion Primary Sight armoured vehicle sighting system, Local Situational Awareness (LSA) camera system and Smoke Dispenser. The sights will be delivered between 2016-2021.
In addition, Thales will supply another 344 vehicle sets of LSA systems for other versions of the SV in the same five-year period.
The contract also covers an initial spares provisioning package. Thales will build the systems at its optronics facility in Glasgow.
Victor Chavez, CEO, Thales UK, said: ‘Our sighting systems for the Scout SV vehicle will provide the UK MoD with a step change in its vehicle reconnaissance and surveillance capability and will greatly enhance the prospect of mission success and survivability on the battlefield. The contract underlines our position as the UK MoD’s sighting system supplier of choice and is a tribute to the innovation and skill of our employees in Glasgow.’
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