PLARS passes acceptance test

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France, Norway and the United Kingdom have established a multi-national project to develop a new submarine rescue system capable of rapid worldwide deployment.

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have established a multi-national project to develop a new submarine rescue system capable of rapid worldwide deployment in the event of a submarine sinking.

Rolls-Royce has been contracted to provide the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) to these participating nations. The Engineering Business (EB) is part of the Rolls-Royce team and has been tasked with supplying the Portable Launch and Recovery System (PLARS).

After two years of intensive development the PLARS has successfully completed its factory acceptance testing. To mark the occasion, representatives of the UK Defence Procurement Agency and Royal Navy visited EB’s new Wallsend facility on behalf of the three nations to witness the PLARS ongoing trials.

‘The PLARS is a key element of the NSRS, with exacting operational requirements which has demanded innovative approaches not only in the overall system, but also in the design of the many component parts,’ explained EB’s Managing Director, Tony Trapp.

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