Feature 9 | IN-SERVICE SUPPORT


Type 45 shows changing face of warship support


Te way that warships are supported and maintained in the UK is undergoing a significant change and nowhere is this more evident than the recently implemented in-service support agreement for the Britain’s newest warship, the Type 45 Daring class anti-air warfare destroyer.


Under the Type 45 agreement, a collaborative approach has also been extended into the supply chain and to key industry partners.


takes industry accountability for in-service support to a new level. With a greater emphasis on supplier- customer co-operation, as well as blurring in the traditional distinction between lengthy upkeep periods and fleet time maintenance, industry and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) are working together to drive better value and increased availability from the Royal Navy fleet. In a first for front-line Royal Navy ships,


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BAE Systems will act as the Class Output Manager for the Type 45s, taking the successful concept it adopted to support the River class offshore patrol vessels to the next level and applying it to a highly capable, complex class of warships. Alan Johnston, Managing Director of


Warship Technology July/August 2010


AE Systems’ seven-year £309 million (US$456.5 million), ‘availability-driven’ contract


BAE Systems’ Surface Ships division, said: “Te Type 45 represents a significant step forward in innovation and capability for the Royal Navy and as such demands and equally innovative support solution. “This agreement is an important


development in achieving this and represents a step change in how we all work together through long-term partnering agreements to meet our common goals of transforming the UK maritime industry.” Under the agreement, BAE Systems


retains delegated design authority responsibility for the ships, enabling it to progressively transfer the engineering know-how acquired during the build programme to provide more effective support to the destroyers as they enter in to service. Creating a single point of contact is simplifying the provision of


support to the MoD, with BAE Systems co-ordinating all aspects of support, including maintenance, supply chain and design management, as well as planning and optimising support to the ships. Te agreement is based around key performance indicators in six principal areas of availability, material state of the ship, safety performance, maintenance clearance rates, responsiveness and continuous improvement processes, helping to keep a clear focus on delivering value and improved availability. Given that 80%of systems and


equipment on board Type 45 are new to service, adopting such as radical approach is not without risk. However, it offers the MoD significant savings in overall annual running costs compared with those for legacy vessels – such as the Type 42 – and is attracting significant interest in an increasingly cost conscious era. Te


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