Cohort Regulatory News (CHRT)

03 October 2014

Cohort plc

("Cohort" or "the Group")

MASS awarded contract to supply Electronic Warfare Operational Support

Cohort, the independent technology group, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary MASS has been awarded a contract to provide Electronic Warfare (EW) Operational Support services to a new customer in the Middle East with a total value in excess of £3 million. 

The delivery of services, including the provision of mission data support, will begin immediately and last for approximately two years. The overall solution will be delivered and integrated by the prime contractor BAE Systems.

Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive of Cohort plc said:

"This is good news for MASS and the Group, and builds on the excellent reputation that MASS holds as the UK's leading provider of independent EW Operational Support services. MASS's specialist expertise enables customers to get the very best out of their EW capability."

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Cohort plc

Cohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through four market-facing subsidiary companies:

MASS - a specialist systems house with considerable experience in the defence market and a focus on electronic warfare operational support and secure information systems. Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;

MCL - an expert in electronic and surveillance technology design and manufacturing, product and in the field support and training for a range of specialist UK end users, including the MOD and other governmental agencies. Based in Surrey, MCL has been part of the Group since July 2014;

SCS - a defence technical advisory business, combining technical expertise with practical experience and domain knowledge. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006;

SEA - an advanced surveillance systems and software house with hardware development capability operating in the defence, transport and offshore energy market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.

Cohort was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and employs in total around 500 core staff there and at its other operating company sites in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Somerset and Surrey.