Portsmouth Aviation Limited (PA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded another contract to provide NBC Air Filtration Systems to an international navy in the Far East. The contract is for supply of several units of the No. 6 Air Filtration System, which are to be delivered by 2009. The No. 6 AFU is a cost effective, completely self contained system and provides an easily installed NBC capability, greatly reducing the costs of integration at the Shipyard. This system has also been successfully incorporated into a number of Homeland Defence applications.
PA is a key innovator within the Defence Community specialising in the design and manufacture of NBC Systems, airborne stores, support equipment and munitions environmental monitoring solutions. PA holds a range of MoD approved design responsibilities including the UK suite of Paveway guided weapons, aircraft bombs and ancillaries. Systems integration and support across Air, Sea and Land is an important element in our international portfolio. The Company has over 20 years experience in the design of NBC systems for defence and homeland security and is a significant stakeholder and supplier to the Royal Navy. PA employs 132 staff on it’s 7 acre site in Portsmouth.