DCN wins five-year €287m contract to support CVN Charles de Gaulle

On 19 December 2006, DCN signed a contract worth €287 million with the French Navy's Fleet Support Service (SSF) to provide through-life support services for the Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier based at Toulon on the Mediterranean. The first tranche of this five-year contract is worth €70 million. The agreement further confirms DCN's leadership in naval through-life support.

This contract extends the SSF's performance-based approach to through-life support (TLS) by bringing a range of carrier support activities under a single agreement. It covers the RCOH* proper, RCOH preparation and three follow-on TLS periods. The overriding aims are to improve support services and efficiency. Under this agreement, part of DCN's remuneration will be based on the number of days the ship is available for operational duty. For the term of the contract, DCN will guarantee the SSF high security, safety and operational availability.

This contract reaffirms the Navy's continuing confidence in DCN and its services. For DCN Services Toulon, it means improved TLS business visibility to mid-2012. The agreement also testifies to DCN's experience and know-how in nuclear engineering and its capacity to deliver innovative and flexible maintenance solutions. DCN previously won performance-based TLS contracts to support nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs), torpedoes, La Fayette-class frigates and other front-line frigates and support vessels operated by the French Navy. The SSN support contract was signed in Toulon in June 2003, the others in 2005 and 2006.

Source: DCN wins five-year €287m contract to support CVN Charles de Gaulle

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CV - Attack Aircraft Carrier
CVN - Attack Aircraft Carrier Nuclear-powered
RCOH - Refueling and Complex Overhaul
SSBN - Nuclear-powered Ballistic Missile Submarine
SSN - Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine

Navies : Charles de Gaulle

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