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10th April 2003 |
| Aerosystems International sets up the Defence Technology Centre for Human Factors Integration. |
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Aerosystems International (AeI) has been awarded a contract by the MoD to establish the Defence Technology Centre (DTC) for Human Factors Integration (HFI). The contract is worth around £8 million over three years with an option for a further three years. AeI will lead a consortium formed from leading industrial and academic groups which include MBDA Missile Systems, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Integrated Systems, systems and software house SEA, VP Defence and the Universities of Birmingham, Brunel and Cranfield. The consortium will use virtual enterprise technology to link consortium members and a shared data environment to allow all HFI DTC Stakeholders access to the results of the programme. Scott Roy, Managing Director of Aerosystems International, said, “The Ministry of Defence understands that to provide front line forces with world class systems these have to be developed from the outset with the human operator in mind. The purpose of the Defence Technology Centre will be to perform the necessary R&D to create processes and methods which will be integrated as part of future systems.”
Aerosystems International is a leading company in the analysis, design, development and delivery of complex, software intensive systems for the aerospace industry. It also develops cutting edge systems and smart technologies for various industrial applications. Aerosystems International (AeI) is based in the United Kingdom
and with offices in the USA. With over 400 personnel our
range of skills allows the company to provide cost-effective
solutions.
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