Company Milestones

AES awarded a contract by the UK MoD to provide technical support to the Titan and Trojan Engineering Tank System (ETS) Batch Test 5 at Bovington, UK.  AES supplied Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and Trials Support Engineers to work alongside military staff from the Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit.  AES staff involved in the co-ordination, management and monitoring of all Level 1, 2 and 3 maintenance support tasks.

BAE Systems award AES a 1 year contract extension for the provision of oil sampling and analysis services in support of the TERRIER® Armoured Engineer Vehicle, prototype and demonstrator vehicles.  Terrier® is the replacement for the Combat Engineer Tractor (CET).

UK MoD add fleet of FV430 Mk3 Bulldog Armoured Personnel Vehicles (APC)

held by the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada to the Machine Care Plus® service.

Following an extensive competitive tender process, the UK MoD awarded AES a 5 year, Pan IPT contract for the continued provision of their Machine Care Plus® equipment early failure detection service.  The contract, which commenced in Apr 2009, covered oil sampling and analysis of engines and major assemblies fitted to Challenger 2 (CR2) Main Battle Tank (MBT), Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV), Warrior (WR) Infantry Fighting Vehicle, AS90 Self-Propelled Artillery System, Titan and Trojan Engineering Tank Systems (ETS) and Beach Recovery Vehicle (BRV), fielded by UK land forces in the UK, Germany, Canada and on operations world-wide.

The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) awards AES a 3 year extension to their Machine Care Plus® contract for the provision of oil sampling and analysis services.  In addition, the scope of the contract is increased and includes support for Challenger 2 (CR2) Main Battle Tank (MBT), Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV), M60 MBT, G6 Self-Propelled Howitzer and Piranha Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).

Machine Care Plus® application made available via the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) and the Internet.  Following a successful collaborative project between AES, the UK MoD  and others, AES application server hosted in The Land Environment Portal (TLEP).  TLEP is a secure shared-working environment that enables industry and military organisations to share information and work collaboratively on projects.  Hosting of the AES application on TLEP is a significant achievement for the AES early failure detection service as user access to information, such as diagnosis and remedial actions, is much more efficient.

AES technical staff contracted to provide Subject Matter and Trials Expertise in support of Engineer Tank Systems (ETS) Batch Testing and Trials activities at Bovington on behalf of the UK MoD.

BAE Systems TERRIER® Armoured Engineer Vehicle, prototype and demonstrator vehicles, added to AES Machine Care Plus® service.

AES Machine Care Plus® services used by the Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RETDU) in support of Titan and Trojan Production Reliability Batch Testing at the Armour Centre, Bovington, UK.

AES Machine Care Plus® services used in support of British Army production Engineer Tank Systems (ETS) Trojan and Titan Fielding Team inspections at BAE Systems Newcastle site and receiving Royal Engineer units.

Royal Army of Oman (RAO) desert Challenger 2 (CR2) Main Battle Tank (MBT), Driver Training Tank (DTT) and Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV) fleets added to AES Machine Care Plus® service.

British Army DROPS vehicles in Canada and at the Defence School of Transport (DST) in the UK added to AES Machine Care Plus® service.

Royal Navy/Royal Marines Beach Recovery Vehicle (BRV) fleet added to the AES Machine Care Plus^® service.

British Army trial the AES Machine Care Plus^® service in support of Warrior Tracked Combat Vehicle and AS90 artillery system based at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada.

AES technical staff deployed to Kuwait in support of British Army Challenger 2 (CR2) Main Battle Tanks and Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery (CRARRV) fleets deployed in theatre.

British Army AS90 Self-Propelled Howitzer (full fleet) added to the AES Machine Care Plus® service.

AES marine engineers based on the waterfront at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth and Plymouth.

AES technical staff deployed to Oman in order to provide the Machine Care Plus® service directly to British Army regiments and units. “Challenger 2” main battle tanks and derivatives and “Warrior” light armoured systems.

Set-up AES Early Failure Detection Centre (Land) and Machine Care Plus^® service, including a secure communications network, in support of the British Army fleet of “Challenger 2” main battle tanks and derivatives based in the UK, Germany and Canada.

Launch of the AES Machine Care Plus® service and Early Failure Detection Centre (Sea) in support of Royal Navy marine diesel engines installed in surface ships and submarines

Awarded first contract with the UK Ministry of Defence. Integration of AES expert decision support software with Royal Air Force “In-Flight Engine Health Monitoring” system. C130 military transport aircraft (aero gas turbines).

Provision of AES expert decision support software  in support of lubricating oil sampling and analysis trial. Marine diesel generators installed in Royal Navy surface ships.