£15M projects awarded for RAF Lossiemouth

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded contracts worth a total of £15M for two new projects at RAF Lossiemouth to support the station’s Typhoon aircraft.

RAF Lossiemouth is home to squadrons operating both the Typhoon and Tornado jets and is also the Quick Reaction Alert (Interceptor) North Base, which sees it scramble crews and aircraft to intercept unidentified aircraft in UK airspace.

Henry Brothers have been awarded the £9M contract for an Installed Engine Test Facility. This building will house aircraft undergoing testing following the repair or replacement of an engine. The enclosed facility will be highly specialised and contain technology to keep the aircraft in place while the engine is running and an instant fire suppression system. It will also include soundproofing technology to reduce engine noise to a safe level and deaden sound waves, which could otherwise damage the aircraft.

Balfour Beatty Regional Construction secured the second contract to build a £6M Typhoon Propulsion Service Facility. This will provide workshop and office facilities fro Rolls Royce engineers to rebuild, support and supply the EJ200 engines used by 3 Typhoon Squadron.

The building will contain a highly secure storage area for the engines in hermetically sealed weatherproof engine pods.

The DIO is part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and is responsible for managing and maintaining land and properties, as well as providing related support services to meet needs of the MOD and personnel at home and abroad, and to support current operations.

Jim Ellistone, DIO’s Project Manager said: “DIO is currently undertaking a considerable amount of work at RAF Lossiemouth to support the three Typhoon squadrons now stationed here. These two projects are completely new facilities and an important part of the overall Typhoon programme.

The Installed Engine Test Facility and Typhoon Propulsion Service Facility will assist and support all three squadrons by ensuring the jet engines can be fully maintained, repaired, replaced, and checked safely on the ground. This will ensure that they are running optimally, efficiently and above all safely before taking to the air.”

Work both projects is due to start soon and due to complete by autumn 2016.

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