Repair Services Deal Worth A Reported $3.1 Million
The Eurofighter consortium has signed a five year contract with
IFS to maintain its IFS Applications-based system, which is
handling the Industrial Repair Service (IRS) for the Eurofighter
Typhoon aircraft. The contract will continue to support Typhoon
deployments through the next 5 years, enabling through-life
management and support initiatives, is valued in excess of $3.1
million.
IRS, which is a key component of the aircraft’s repair and
overhaul solution, has included modifications and enhancements to
align the system to changing commercial and operational
environments. The Eurofighter consortium targets further
improvements to handle Radar and DASS items which are now managed
under this service.
Eurofighter Typhoon has been designed for ease of support over
its full service life, and will deliver high operational
availability together with low cost of ownership. IRS is a key
component of the support solution and allows Eurofighter nations to
track critical parts on the operating base or aircraft, through the
industrial repair loop and transportation system.
Performance-related functionality links payment for the exchange
service to the supplier’s performance, in terms of waiting
times and number of defects per flying hour. Payments and/or
penalties are also linked to agreed performance measurement
criteria. The groundbreaking system is now in use by over 200 users
in Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. The users of the
system are staff of Eurofighter, the European Partner Companies
(EPCs), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s), National
Air Forces, the National Support Center’s, the International
Weapon System Support Center, Equipment Suppliers and
Transportation Agencies working on the Eurofighter project.
Iain Green, Managing Director of IFS Defence, added: "The IFS
Applications-based IRS system has reached another significant
milestone with the signature of this five-year support contract
(Phase 3)—confirming Eurofighter’s commitment to IFS
Defence as supplier of a key operation system for Typhoon aircraft
in service with the British, German, Italian and Spanish Air Forces
and other potential export customers. We will continue to invest in
our software solution to maintain our position as the leading
supplier of Project Based ERP, EAM and MRO solutions to the
Aerospace & Defense market."
Aerospace and defense is one of IFS’ targeted market
segments. IFS Applications™ provides market leading
off-the-shelf component based solutions that support Performance
Based Logistics (PBL), Contractor Logistics Support (CLS), and
Fleet Operator programs; and solutions for Defense Manufacturing,
Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO), Asset & Fleet
Management, Supply Chain Management and Product Lifecycle
Management.
Customers include the United States Army and Air Force Materiel
Commands, British Navy and Army and the Norwegian Navy and Air
Force; as well as the Eurofighter consortium—commercial MRO
shops and service operators include Bristow Helicopters,
Aero-Dienst GmbH, K&L Microwave, Hawker Pacific, Ensign
Bickford, Todd Pacific Shipyards and Lufthansa Technik Qantas (LTQ,
formerly known as Jet Turbine Systems). In addition, IFS provides
solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as
General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, BAE SYSTEMS, SAAB, and GE
Aircraft Engines.