Commitment to the DIS

This is a General Dynamics 'One Team' effort. As an existing MoD supplier and prime contractor, General Dynamics will bring to the programme an established, accountable and successful UK organisation with extensive onshore resources backed by a committed $27bn global group. Clear lines of accountability exist, which are designed to enhance responsiveness and promote the effective management of risk
We have established a Joint Programme Office in the UK in Bristol to support the FRES acquisition by providing the focal point for its FRES partnering activities with the MoD and industry
We recognise the requirement for a self-sustaining UK industrial base for through-life capability management and mission growth capability for FRES. General Dynamics UK will invest in its people and systems engineering to deliver the through-life promise
We will enable the transfer to UK of Design Authority and manufacture for FRES where it represents the best value for money to the MoD or it is required for reasons of sovereignty
As PIRANHA V is an evolution of a European design, it will be free from US ITAR restrictions We can therefore deliver an ITAR-free platform leveraging significant off-shore technology expertise that will benefit the UK industrial base
There are no issues with IP transfer between and among General Dynamics companies. General Dynamics UK will have full and complete rights to all necessary IPR for the PIRANHA V
PIRANHA V will be manufactured, assembled and tested in the UK. We are examining a range of options within the UK for manufacture and assembly, encompassing both existing and new facilities. Our aim is to provide the MoD and the FRES alliance with the flexibility to place work within the UK where it is most economically and/or strategically advantageous to do so
General Dynamics UK has an existing UK supply chain, which we will sustain and enhance during the FRES programme. We have already identified 270 potential UK suppliers, with 25 per cent being SMEs We will embrace competition at all levels which, together with value for money, will be at the heart of our delivery programme
General Dynamics UK's culture is to work collaboratively, empowering, incentivising and harnessing UK industry for the benefit of our Armed Forces