Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile The Capability The Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile system will provide Typhoon with the capability to combat projected air-to-air threats and sustain air superiority throughout the life of the aircraft. The integration of Meteor onto Typhoon forms part of the project, with a current Initial Operating Capability of 2015. Key features of the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile requirement include stealthy launch, enhanced kinematics (giving increased stand-off and disengagement ranges, a better ability to engage and destroy highly agile manoeuvring targets), a large no-escape zone and robust performance against countermeasures. This is a collaborative programme with: Germany; Spain; Italy; Sweden; and France. |
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Overview of Cost, Time and Performance | ||||||
| Approved | Forecast/Actual | Variation | IY Variation | ||
Cost of Assessment Phase | £14m | £20m | +£6m | - | ||
Cost of Demonstration & Manufacture Phase | £1,13 6m | £1,115m | -£21m | +£1m | ||
Cost of Support Phase | - | - | - | - | ||
Duration of Assessment Phase |
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Original In-Service Date | September 2011 | August 2013 | +23 months | 0 months | ||
In-Service Date 1 | August 2012 | November 2012 | +3 months | +3 months | ||
In-Service Date 2 | July 2015 | July 2015 | 0 months | 0 months | ||
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There has been a three-month in-year slippage in Development outturn date owing to technical issues identified during pre- qualification activities, including the impact of a unilateral decision by one sub-contractor to change a component design for ease of production. This has delayed the start of the full qualification programme. The programme of early integration work on Typhoon (CP270), | which began in July 2009, is proceeding on schedule, and has been expanded to mitigate delays in getting the main integration activity on contract. These latter delays represent a threat to the achievement of In-Service Date 2. Further mitigation actions are under review. The industrial proposal for full integration (SRP14) first submitted by EF GmbH in 2009 was revised by industry in December 2010. | |||||
Risk Assessment against Defence Lines of Development
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