Cohort secures nine-year contract extension worth £12m

AIM-listed technology group Cohort said on Monday that its subsidiary, MASS, has been awarded a nine-year extension to its managed IT service contract for the Sentry Whole Life Support Programme (WLSP) at RAF Waddington worth around £12m.

Cohort said the scope of the support contract includes replacement of the maintenance, repair and overhaul software and adds an enterprise performance management solution.

The team is led by Northrop Grumman with MASS, AAR Corp and Cobham Aviation Services partnering to support and maintain the availability of the UK's fleet of Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.

Chief executive Andy Thomis said: “We are delighted to continue supporting Northrop Grumman as their long term IT and software solution partner, and this extension is a significant vote of confidence in our capabilities and service provision as an interdependent partner. We pride ourselves on being customer focused and delivering flexible managed services.

"This adds further visibility to our order book, which underpins a significant proportion of revenues for Cohort's current financial year."