SeeByte inks extended UK MoD contract
SeeByte has been awarded a three-year contract to continue its UK Mine Hunting Capability programme support with the UK Ministry of Defence.
The three-year contract with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) will see SeeByte provide its suite of C2, mission-level autonomy, target recognition, support and development services to the Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Delivery Team and related programmes in support of the Royal Navy.
“The awarding of this contract strengthens our support for the Royal Navy and underpins our collective mission to make the disposal of sea mines safer, more efficient and effective, through enhanced capability,” said Andy Lapsley, Mine Hunting Capability Team Leader at DE&S.
”The world-class software products offered by SeeByte will ensure that our ships and submarines are protected by cutting-edge autonomous mine hunting systems, enabling them to move freely at sea, and directly contributing to the continued prosperity and security of our nation.”
Extended use
The contract has a three-year initial term with options to extend the duration up to two additional years. The base contract award is GB£2.4M with the potential for future flexible tasking orders up to a maximum of GB£50M over the full contract term.
This multi-year award directly continues services first procured by DE&S in March 2022 and will secure the supply, support and evolutionary development necessary to maintain the Royal Navy’s integration with SeeByte software.
The software is now widely fielded in different applications by the Royal Navy and its NATO allies and works collectively and collaboratively to optimise the operation and effectiveness of its autonomous vehicles (both surface and underwater).
This also includes continued support and maintenance services for software products currently fielded by UK government agencies. These include the Multi Domain C2, Mission Level Autonomy and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) solutions that are already in-service with the UK, US and NATO Navies.
