Name and Location
Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System project, Romania and Poland.

Client
Europe District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Project Description
The project forms part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) Phase III, which aims to boost land-based missile defence capabilities for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) allies against long-range ballistic attacks.

The EPAA programme will be rolled out in phases.

Phase I focused on short- and medium-range ballistic missile threats.

Phase II resulted in the development of a missile defence interceptor site in Romania.

In Phase III, an Aegis Ashore System will be installed in Poland to support the defence of northern Europe.

The project will involve the construction of mission-critical facilities, including launcher foundations, apron and crane pads, power plant facilities, warehouses and affiliated site structures for the Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System site on the Redzikowo base, in Poland.

Aegis Ashore is the land-based component of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system. It adapts current and future Aegis BMD capabilities to address the evolving ballistic missile security environment.

Aegis BMD and Standard Missile-3 upgrades are being phased into deployed Aegis BMD ships and land-based facilities during this decade. Each Aegis BMD upgrade provides increased capability for countering ballistic missile threats. The land-based system is designed to be removable to support worldwide deployment. In addition to Aegis BMD at sea, Aegis Ashore is part of the phased adaptive approach Phase II and Phase III.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Phase I began in 2011, Phase II in 2015 and Phase III is scheduled for 2018.

Latest Developments
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a $183m-million contract by the USACE to support the Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Amec Foster Wheeler (Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System support).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
USACE, tel +49 611 9744 2703.
Amec Foster Wheeler group corporate affairs director Julian Walker, tel +44 20 7429 7503 or email julian.walker@amecfw.com.