{"id":24187,"date":"2021-09-13T13:36:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/13\/britain-spends-850-million-on-c-17-upgrades-typhoon-training-tech\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:07:33","slug":"britain-spends-850-million-on-c-17-upgrades-typhoon-training-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/dsei\/2021\/09\/13\/britain-spends-850-million-on-c-17-upgrades-typhoon-training-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain spends $850 million on C-17 upgrades, Typhoon training tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2013 Britain\u2019s Ministry of Defence has announced contracts to enhance capabilities and support for its Boeing-built C-17 Globemaster airlifter and CH-47 Chinook fleets just ahead of the opening of the DSEI defense equipment show at London\u2019s Excel Exhibition Centre on Sept 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total investment announced by the MoD Sept 12 comes to some \u00a3400 million ($550 million), with the bulk of the spending plans going towards software and hardware upgrades of the Royal Air Force\u2019s eight-strong fleet of C-17 strategic airlifters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a second pre-DSEI contract announcement involving the MoD, BAE Systems said it had secured a deal valued at more than \u00a3220 million ($300 million) to deliver advanced synthetic training for pilots flying the Typhoon combat jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u00a3324 million ($450 million) C-17 spending package will include enhancements to the beyond-line-of-sight, satellite-enabled communication equipment; a wider field of view via the head-up display to enable increased pilot situational awareness; and widening the scope of the current free-fall parachuting capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five-and-a-half-year deal continues the support arrangements for the aircraft under a scheme where nine C-17 operating nations have access to a common support solution, including items like spares, design services, and maintenance enhancement as part of a contract with the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mid-year the British announced the extension of a synthetic training services deal with Boeing to undertake C-17 aircrew and engineering training support in the UK. Boeing has been providing the training capability under the arrangement for the British since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future of the RAF\u2019s C-17 fleet had been the subject of speculation ahead of the publication of the British government\u2019s Integrated Review on defense, security and foreign policy, published earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the event the MoD opted to axe earlier than planned the fleet of Hercules C-130J tactical airlifters it uses mainly for special forces missions. 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