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Cohort PLC | SCS Wins ?4.1 million MoD Airworthiness Contract | FE InvestEgate

Cohort  PLC SCS  Wins  ?4.1  million  MoD  Airworthiness  Contract

RNS Number : 6135I Cohort PLC 04 July 2013

04  July  2013 Cohort  plc   ("Cohort"  or  "the  Group")   Cohort  SCS  Wins  £4.1  million  MoD  Airworthiness  Contract   Cohort,   the   independent   technology   group,   is   pleased   to   announce   that   its subsidiary   SCS   has   won   a   contract   to   provide   airworthiness   support   to   the   UK MOD's  Lightning  Project  Team  (LPT),  valued  at  £4.1  million.   The   contract   will   run   for   two   years   from   1   July   2013,   with   options   for   two   six-­ month   extensions,   and   is   intended   to   ensure   that   the   F-­35   Joint   Strike   Fighter (Lightning   II)   is   delivered   into   service   as   a   safe   and   effective   aircraft.   To demonstrate   the   F-­35   Lighting   II's   airworthiness   to   the   UK   authorities,   the   LPT requires  independent  expert  technical  support  provided  by  Suitably  Qualified  and Experienced   Personnel   (SQEP)   to   reinforce   certification,   acceptance   and integration.   This   work   will   be   delivered   under   the   new   contract,   through   the technical   support   of   up   to   25   SCS   SQEP   experts   across   a   wide   range   of disciplines.   Andrew  Thomis,  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Cohort  plc  said: "This   is   a   valuable   contract   for   Cohort   which   reinforces   SCS's   reputation   for providing  fast  and  responsive  support.  Despite  the  tight  UK  defence  market  the Group   continues   to   make   good   progress   on   the   back   of   its   strong   and   relevant capabilities   and   established   positions   on   some   key   long   term   UK   MOD programmes. "This   order   improves   our   revenue   visibility   for   the   current   year,   building   on   the position  set  out  in  our  recent  announcement  of  results  for  2012/13."   For  further  information,  please  contact   Cohort  plc Andrew  Thomis,  Chief  Executive   Simon  Walther,  Finance  Director Investec

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    Cohort  plc  (www.cohortplc.com)  (@Cohortplc)   Cohort   is   an   independent   technology   group   working   primarily   for   defence   (air, land   and   sea),   wider   government   and   industry   clients,   through   three   market-­ facing  subsidiary  companies: Ÿ  MASS   (www.mass.co.uk)   -­   a   specialist   systems   house   with   considerable experience   in   the   defence   market   and   a   focus   on   information   systems. Based  in  Cambridgeshire,  MASS  was  acquired  by  Cohort  in  August  2006;;   Ÿ  SCS   (www.scs-­ltd.co.uk)   -­   a   defence   technical   advisory   business, combining   technical   expertise   with   practical   experience   and   domain knowledge.  Owned  by  Cohort  since  flotation  in  March  2006;;   Ÿ  SEA   (www.sea.co.uk)   -­   an   advanced   surveillance   systems   and   software house  with  hardware  development  capability  operating  in  the  defence,  space and  transport  market  sectors.  Acquired  by  Cohort  in  October  2007.   Cohort  (AIM:  CHRT)  was  admitted  to  London's  Alternative  Investment  Market  in March   2006.   It   has   its   headquarters   in   Berkshire   and   employs   in   total   around 500   core   staff   there   and   at   its   other   operating   company   sites   in   Bristol, Cambridgeshire,  Lincolnshire  and  Somerset.

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