MASS Contract Win

RNS Number : 1189J

Cohort PLC

27 June 2011

 



27 June 2011                                                                                                                                               AIM: CHRT

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

MASS Wins Multi-Million Electronic Warfare Contract

Cohort's wholly owned subsidiary MASS Consultants Ltd has been awarded a multi-million pound contract as part of the Logica-led Team Excalibur for certain key aspects of the UK MoD's Project Shepherd.  Project delivery will take place within a three year period. This contract follows the announcement made in October 2010 when Team Excalibur was selected as the preferred bidder for the UK MOD's Project Shepherd.

Project Shepherd will provide a significant information management upgrade for the UK's Defence Electronic Warfare Centre.  At the heart of this system will be Thurbon, the MASS advanced electronic warfare data management system.

Commenting on the contract win, Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive of Cohort, said:

"We are delighted to have been awarded this contract, which is strategically important for MASS.  It provides another clear demonstration of MASS's unique expertise in the important area of electronic warfare operational support."

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For further information, please contact

Cohort plc	Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive Simon Walther, Finance Director	[phone]
Investec	Keith Anderson, Daniel Adams	[phone]
MHP Communications	Reg Hoare, Vicky Watkins	[phone]

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com)  

Cohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through three market-facing subsidiary companies:

·     MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist systems house with considerable experience in the defence market and a focus on Information Systems.  Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;

·     SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - a defence consultancy, combining technical expertise with practical experience and domain knowledge. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006;

·     SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced surveillance systems and software house with hardware development capability operating in the defence, space and transport market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and, through its operating companies, employs in total around 500 core staff there and at bases in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset.

 

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