Loral has received a $60 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to outfit Trafalgar- and Swiftsure-class submarines with long-range cruise-missile capabilities. The US firm says that the Royal Navy Tomahawk full-development and production contract puts Loral in position for future combat-systems integration work on Trafalgar-class submarines and for other international Tomahawk integration opportunities. Under the 68-month contract, Loral will develop and produce kits for seven submarines. In March, Loral won a $2 million study contract to develop the design and specifications to integrate the Tomahawk missile on Royal Navy submarines. In October, the company was chosen as prime contractor. The US firm is teamed with the UK's Vickers Shipbuilding.
Source: Flight International
