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....also seePublished 21 December 2020
Potential sale of aircraft for dismantling to harvest reusable parts.
The Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) is inviting expressions of interest
from Companies interested in being considered for receiving an Invitation to Tender (ITT)
in respect of the proposed sale of the aircraft
for stripping so to harvest all reusable parts for potential resale, recycling or disposal and final dismantling
and removal of the remaining platforms.
Note these aircraft are not for reuse.
The aircraft available are as follows:
5 x Sentinel Aircraft & a significant number of associated inventory spares and Ground Support Equipment.
2 x Sentry aircraft and associated inventory spares
The aircraft’s may be held at different UK locations including Waddington
and it is anticipated that all work will be required to be undertaken at site.
DESA’s preference would be to sell the aircraft and or inventory on mass
but partial options may also be considered.
All parties interested in receiving an ITT
will need to complete and submit the Compliance Declaration
to the following e-mail address; ......@mod.gov.uk no later than the 31 January 2021.
The issue of this notice
is not a commitment by the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(acting through the Defence Equipment Sales Authority of the UK Ministry of Defence)
(the “Authority”)
to commit to a sale as a result of this notice
and this process may be discontinued at any time should another sale option be forthcoming.
Published 21 December 2020
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-sell ... y-aircraft
The UK is selling off its entire fleet of five Sentinel surveillance aircraft (without replacement) and two of its remaining Sentry airborne early warning aircraft.
The Sentry aircraft, part of a larger fleet that originally numbered 6, are being sold off as the fleet draws down to 3 aircraft before it is replaced by the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft over the coming decade.
NEW EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT TO BE BASED IN SCOTLAND
The drawdown of Sentry is ongoing. Since 2017 the fleet has reduced from six airframes to three.