LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin UK is developing a turret for the British Army's Scout reconnaissance vehicle through a General Dynamics UK contract.
Lockheed did not disclose the value of the award.
"We are proud to be delivering the turret to General Dynamics UK and the British Army for the Scout reconnaissance vehicle, a key variant in the Specialist Vehicle fleet," said Alan McCormick, vice president and managing director of Lockheed Martin UK-Ampthill. "The LM team will continue its excellent work on the development of the turret and ensure flawless execution of this vital program."
Lockheed said it has already been working on the project as a result of advance funding from Britain's Ministry of Defense, through General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor.
The work ahead of the full contract agreement was to ensure the Demonstration Phase schedule for the Scout vehicle remained fully on track, it said.
Under the contract, Lockheed will provide General Dynamics with three Scout turrets, which will form part of the Integration and Test program on the Demonstration Phase of the Scout project.
Lockheed said it is working to get its key suppliers under contract, including Defense Support Group for turret assembly integration and testing; Rheinmetall Land Systems for the turret structure, cannon mounting structure and CT40 Cased Telescoped Cannon System integration; Ultra Electronics for power management; Curtiss Wright for turret drives and stabilization control; Meggitt for the ammunition handling system and Moog for the slip ring.
Lockheed Martin UK-Ampthill is responsible for fire control and training and as the turret systems integrator.
