BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support
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BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support (CS&S) provides through-life support and upgrades for defence forces. The RAF Tornado GR4 upgrade is an example of the work undertaken by the CS&S division.
A major part of the division's business is the continuing Al Yamamah
contracts with Saudi Arabia
. BAE has approximately 4,600 employees working directly with the Royal Saudi Air Force
(also see Military of Saudi Arabia
). BAE is paid in oil via the United Kingdom government.
In 2005, following the completion of the acquisition of United Defense, BAE Systems launched a reorganisation of its U.S. businesses into three operating groups. One of these, Customer Solutions, is a direct equivalent to the UK CS&S division.
A major part of the division's business is the continuing Al Yamamah
Al Yamamah
Al Yamamah is the name of a series of a record arms sales by the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, which have been paid for by the delivery of up to of crude oil per day to the UK government. The prime contractor has been BAE Systems and its predecessor British Aerospace...
contracts with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. BAE has approximately 4,600 employees working directly with the Royal Saudi Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
The Royal Saudi Air Force , is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian armed forces. The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability...
(also see Military of Saudi Arabia
Military of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's armed forces are mainly the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation. The Ministry also has responsibility for the construction of civilian airports as well as military bases, and for Meteorology departments...
). BAE is paid in oil via the United Kingdom government.
In 2005, following the completion of the acquisition of United Defense, BAE Systems launched a reorganisation of its U.S. businesses into three operating groups. One of these, Customer Solutions, is a direct equivalent to the UK CS&S division.
Divisions
- CS&S Group Office
- CS&S International Programmes manages the company's Al Yamamah programme in Saudi Arabia.
- CS&S Logistics and Information Systems provides technical information and supply chain software to support the standardisation of logistics processes.
- CS&S Military Air Solutions and Support carries out support and upgrade of military aircraft, increasingly under through-life integrated and incentivised contracting arrangements. For instance the company and its UK Ministry if Defence customer claim that the Royal Air Force's Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft fleet is now achieving 40 % better availability at 8 % lower cost under these new arrangements.
- BAE Systems AustraliaBAE Systems AustraliaBAE Systems Australia, a subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, is the largest defence contractor in Australia. It was formed by the merger of British Aerospace Australia and GEC-Marconi Systems and expanded by the acquisitions of Armor Holdings in 2007 and Tenix Defence in June 2008.-History:BAE Systems'...
provides the same services as the wider CS&S organization but is based in Australia.