Oshkosh Defense Receives $84 Million Award for M-ATV Armor Kits — Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Events, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Press Releases, logistics, production program
Oshkosh Defense Receives $84 Million Award for M-ATV Armor Kits
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Feb. 8, 2010 — Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that its Defense division received an award valued at more than $84 million from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to supply more than 625 add-on armor kits for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV).
Under the delivery order, Oshkosh will provide explosively formed penetrator (EFP) protection kits for the M-ATV. Delivery of the kits is expected to begin in April 2010 and be completed by the end of August 2010. The Oshkosh-supplied kits will include EFP armor, base door armor and a door-assist mechanism. To date, Oshkosh has received awards valued at more than $4 billion to deliver 6,619 M-ATVs, as well as spare parts kits and aftermarket in-theater support.
The advanced armor system solution for the base Oshkosh M-ATV, prior to installation of EFP kits, has been battle-tested on more than 5,000 legacy MRAPs and thousands of Oshkosh® Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) Armored Cabs already in theater. Incorporation of the Oshkosh-patented TAK-4® independent suspension system allows the M-ATV to accept add-on armor while maintaining its agile maneuverability and a full payload capacity of up to 4,000 pounds.
In addition to exceptional survivability, the M-ATV delivers superior off-road mobility for Afghanistan’s harsh mountainous terrain and unimproved roads. The TAK-4 system, which has undergone more than 500,000 miles of government testing, gives the vehicle a 70 percent off-road profile capability and 16 inches of independent wheel travel to overcome obstacles and rugged environments.
Existing Oshkosh facilities have the capacity, highly skilled workforce and proven manufacturing capability to deliver this M-ATV order and all other Defense program orders, including the U.S. Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), as well as any surges in production.
About Oshkosh Defense
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.
About Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline™, SMIT™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
EchoStorm Releases Next Generation Software for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance — Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Events, ISR, IT, Press Releases, S&T, development program
EchoStorm Releases Next Generation Software for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
adLib Gives High and Low Bandwidth Users Unparalleled Access to Full-Motion Video and Data
Suffolk, VA – EchoStorm Worldwide, the global leader in video and data management technology, today announced the release of its latest product version, adLib 3.6, the company’s pioneering video and data management software for improved intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).
The new version boasts unmatched capabilities for capturing, indexing, archiving, searching, and disseminating full-motion video (FMV) and associated data. The software can process a range of data formats to give low bandwidth users access to low-fidelity, situational awareness FMV and high bandwidth users access to high-fidelity, exploitation FMV.
“adLib supports both situational awareness and exploitation users better than any other ISR software in the marketplace,” said David Barton, President and Chief Technical Officer at EchoStorm. “By giving a wider range of users access to high impact, near real-time ISR, it becomes an indispensable force multiplier in the national defense and intelligence communities.”
adLib’s new features include the following:
§ Federation: Enabling access to content within the enterprise and across enterprise borders.
§ Open standards (WS-I) compliant Web service interfaces allowing for third-party integration.
§ Enhanced support for Motion Imagery Standards Board (MISB) standards including:
o Standard 0601.3 UAS Datalink Local Metadata Set.
o Standard 0604 Time
o EG 0104.5 Predator UAV Basic Universal Metadata Set.
§ New UAV platform supported:
o Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout support.
§ Chat ingestion: Allowing one or more chat rooms to be captured, indexed, searched, and related to FMV content. Both IRC and XMPP are supported.
§ New hardware options to greatly reduce power, space, and cooling requirements (including rugged configurations).
§ New Web-based mapping capability that supports multiple user selectable layers which can be configured to point at any WMS compliant server, including Pixia’s nuiGeoServer.
§ Support for FMV based mosaic imagery from EchoStorm’s adLib Image Processing Engine (aIPE) product.
adLib’s upgrades include:
§ Improved CDF support.
§ Improved geo-search accuracy.
§ Enhanced clip cart functionality allowing a number of clips to be selected and downloaded as a single clip.
§ Improved metadata quality and performance of data manipulation.
About EchoStorm
EchoStorm Worldwide LLC is the global leader in video and data management technology. Its products provide defense, intelligence, and supporting agencies with a single, aggregated point of access to all their full-motion video (FMV) and geospatial information. With this access – and the ability to interface with most standards-based systems – EchoStorm technology has become a force multiplier while increasing the reach of analysts and forward-deployed operators to high-impact, near real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data.
EchoStorm is headquartered in Suffolk, Va., and it is a subsidiary of Earl Industries LLC.
For more information about EchoStorm Worldwide LLC, visit www.echostorm.net.
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ATK and NASA to Perform Final Ground Test for the Space Shuttle Program — Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Events, Press Releases, space
ATK and NASA to Perform Final Ground Test for the Space Shuttle Program
Test will Ensure Safety for Four Remaining Shuttle Flights
PROMONTORY, Utah, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) and NASA will conduct the last ground test for the Space Shuttle program on February 25, marking the closure of a program that has spanned more than three decades and ushering in the era of the next generation of space exploration.
What: Horizontal ground test firing of a four-segment solid
rocket motor
When: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 11:55 a.m. MST
Where: ATK Space Systems facility in Promontory, Utah
Test Objectives/Background:
— A total of 43 design objectives will be measured through 258
instrument channels
— This final test will be the 52nd test conducted for NASA’s Space
Shuttle Program
— The ground test will be conducted to ensure the safe fly-out of the
remaining four missions
— The first test was conducted on July 18, 1977
— The cases have previously flown on the space shuttle, collectively
launching 38 missions
Media Contacts:
Trina Patterson George Torres
Cell: 801-699-0943 Cell: 801-699-2637
E-mail: trina.patterson@atk.com E-mail: george.torres@atk.com
Japan To Add To Fighter Contests
With the declinining domestic markets for modern fighter aircraft American and European companies are looking overseas for orders. Currently both...Read the original post here.
Taiwan Continues Buying Foreign Weapon Systems
Filed under: Business Line, China, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, EADS, Events, Military Aviation, Taiwan, production program
Taiwan fresh off announcing deals with the U.S. for modern weapons followed it up by purchasing twenty Eurocopter EC225 aircraft. These systems will be used for search-and-rescue missions. The total value of the contract if all options are executed could be worth over $100 million. Unlike with the U.S. deals which China has protested strongly there has been no reaction to this deal.
Taiwan has always had the ability to purchase weapons from any source but has relied mainly on its U.S. ally to provide most of them. The Asian nation also has a strong domestic industry to support is military. The EC225 are a capable system and were bought rather then a competing Sikorsky S-92 aircraft.
Larger facility serves growing list of projects — Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Events, Military Aviation, Press Releases, Viper Aircraft, development program, production program
Larger facility serves growing list of projects
Richland, Washington—Zero Gravity Builders Studio LLC has completed its move to a newly renovated 14,000 square foot facility with taxiway access on airport property in Richland, Washington. The new facility is more than four times larger than the space previously occupied
allowing Zero Gravity additional elbow room to serve its growing list of builder assistance projects.
Specializing in high performance experimental aircraft, Zero Gravity has three Viperjet customer projects on the shop floor and will welcome a Lancair Evolution customer in late spring. “Although the national recession has been very hard on aviation in general, we are optimistic that
the industry will rebound and pilots will continue to pursue their passion for flight,” commented Rob Huntington, Zero Gravity general manager. He adds, “Moving to a larger facility was really a timing issue for Zero Gravity. The building became available at a time when we were taking
on more projects and needed the extra space. We have an experienced, qualified team in place to do the job and now we have the space to help more clients complete their projects.”
With the additional square footage, Zero Gravity will also be able to accept more business for the IdeaStudio, a division of Zero Gravity where prototyping assistance is available to inventors across a broad range of industries. Zero Gravity also has plans to offer a larger menu of aircraft
services to be announced later in the year. To learn more about the Zero Gravity Builders Studio, contact Rob Huntington at 509.942.8439
or rob@zerogravitybuilders.com.
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Zero Gravity Builders Studio, located in Richland, Washington is a leading aviation builder’s assistance company specializing in high performance aircraft. The Idea Studio at Zero Gravity supports entrepreneurs and inventors during product development by offering affordable services and experienced professionals.
Contract Ends For BAE Systems And Plant Closes And Unemployment Increases
BAE Systems announced that it is closing a plant in Tennessee due to decline in demand for their body armor products. Changes in budget priorities...Read the original post here.
U.S. Air Force Selects IBM to Design and Demonstrate Mission-Oriented Cloud Architecture for Cyber Security — Press Release
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U.S. Air Force Selects IBM to Design and Demonstrate Mission-Oriented Cloud Architecture for Cyber Security
Cloud model will introduce advanced cyber security and analytics technologies capable of protecting sensitive national data
ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Air Force has awarded IBM (NYSE:IBM) a contract to design and demonstrate a secure cloud computing infrastructure capable of supporting defense and intelligence networks. The ten-month project will introduce advanced cyber security and analytics technologies developed by IBM Research into the cloud architecture.
The project will push the technology boundaries of cloud computing with an infrastructure design that not only supports large-scale networks, but meets rigorous security standards and the government’s Information Assurance guidelines for all networks. The Air Force’s network manages the operations of nine major commands, nearly 100 bases, and 700,000 active military personnel around the world.
“Our goal is to demonstrate how cloud computing can be a tool to enable our Air Force to manage, monitor and secure the information flowing through our network,” said Lieutenant General William Lord, Chief Information Officer and Chief, Warfighting Integration, for the U.S. Air Force. “We examined the expertise of IBM’s commercial performance in cloud computing and asked them to develop an architecture that could lead to improved performance within the Air Force environment to improve all operational, analytical and security capabilities.”
IBM researchers, software architects, analytics specialists and cyber security experts will work with military personnel and other federal agencies to demonstrate an unprecedented level of security and network resiliency into the Air Force cloud design. Advanced “stream computing” analytics will be a key design component. This technology, coupled with sensors, monitors and other detection devices, would enable the Air Force to perpetually analyze the massive amounts of data flowing through its network and get fast, accurate, and actionable insights about possible threats, such as cyber attacks and network, system or application failures, while automatically preventing disruptions.
In the design, customized executive-level dashboards will be used to deliver up-to-the-second information on the health and status of the network and facilitate decision-making. This instant access to information, for example, would enable Air Force officials to automatically shift the prevention environment based on rules-based protocols in the event of a cyber attack or network anomalies.
Autonomic computing will be another important feature of the cloud model. This automated functionality will enable virtual cloud services to be managed remotely and provide capability for the cloud infrastructure to constantly retune itself for optimal performance – without human intervention.
The Obama Administration has called for more extensive adoption of cloud computing in the federal government to improve information technology (IT) efficiency, reduce costs, and provide a standard platform for delivering government services. In a cloud computing environment, IT resources – services, applications, storage devices and servers, for example – are pooled and managed centrally. These resources can be provisioned and made available on demand via the Internet. The cloud model strengthens the resiliency of mission-critical applications by removing dependency on underlying hardware. Applications can be easily moved from one system to another in the event of system failures or cyber attacks.
For more information about IBM and cloud computing, please visit http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/cloudcomputing.
Media Contact:
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Theo Chisholm
IBM Media Relations
(914) 765-6144
theoc@us.ibm.com
New Satellite Internet Service Offered to Soldiers in Afghanistan – Press Release
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New Satellite Internet Service Offered to Soldiers in Afghanistan
WARSAW, Poland, Feb. 5 — TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new broadband services on Eutelsat EB4 & W6 satellites to the Afghan market.
These types of telecommunication products are mainly used by the companies that execute contracts in Asia, as well as by the soldiers that are stationed in Afghanistan. Purchased bands gives TS2 unlimited possibilities of configuration and setting any telecommunication connections from the Near East region and South-Western Asia.
The broadband service offer two-way high-speed Internet access with no phone lines, no cable, no dial-up modem. It’s always online, available virtually anywhere, and affordable. The offered satellite system is ideally suited for broadband requirements such as Internet and VPN access to enterprise networks, as well as real-time VoIP and video conferencing.
The Internet connection can be shared with other users via wireless or wired network. Most soldiers deploy with a laptop in hand and a hookup to the Internet in their barracks. This is especially important for the many who are married, and have young children. The Internet access has resulted in major morale improvements. Troops no longer feel cut off from home.
Not all the Internet connectivity is just for staying in touch with the folks back home. The troops in Afghanistan use the Internet a lot for professional tasks, and not all of them are official business. Some troops blog, and many other stay in touch with military friends and associates in other parts of the world. The Internet has made possible many online communities composed of military professionals.
Without the new satellite system, large numbers of Soldiers will be without regular communications for much or most of their time in Afghanistan. The infrastructure is Spartan to non-existent.
Eutelsat’s W6 (formerly W3) satellite is located at 21.5 degrees East featuring 28 simultaneously active transponders. This satellite is ideal for applications such as VSAT networks, broadband Internet and data broadcasting. It is most suitable for companies that require communications between Europe, North Africa, the Sahara, the Middle East and the Gulf region.
The EUROBIRD 4, also called as EB4, is Eutelsat’s one of the satellites that provides coverage from 4 degrees East of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia in Ku-band frequencies.
More information on http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Iraq-and-Afghanistan .
Contact:
Marcin Frackiewicz
TS2 Satellite Technologies
phone +48 22 630 70 70
fax +48 22 630 70 71
http://www.ts2.pl
Senator Shelby Freezes Obama Nominees Over KC-X
Filed under: Alabama, Congress, EADS, KC-X, KC-X Tanker News, Northrop Grumman Corp.
It has been reported that Senator Shelby (R-AL) has placed a hold on every nomination made by President Obama that must be confirmed by the Senate. This means that without a vote of over 60 Senators the nominations cannot be considered. Putting a hold on specific individuals is not uncommon but the use of the “blanket hold” is. Reportedly Shelby is upset about progress on the KC-X RFP as well as plans to build a new national Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) school at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.
Shelby had been a Democrat until the election of Bill Clinton when he switched parties. It would be hard to believe that this broad attack will force any changes to the RFP to make it more attractive to Northrop Grumman (NOC) and EADS (EADS:P). It will also be hard for Shelby to sustain this kind of action for long.
Northrop Grumman (NOC) Believes Better Is Ahead
Northrop Grumman (NOC) became the latest of the large defense contractors to report their most recent quarter’s earnings. While the company...Read the original post here.
USVI And Puerto Rico Competing For Jobs Through Tax Policy
The United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are in a dispute of the move of a rum distillery from one to another. The USVI is using favorable...Read the original post here.
Army To Stop Buying AM General’s HUMVEE Vehicles
Filed under: AM General, Business Line, Companies, Events, Federal Budget Process, Services, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
In their 2011 budget request the Army reports that 2011 will be the last year of procurement for the ubiquitous AM General HUMVEE light truck. This four wheeled vehicle replace the venerable Jeep in U.S. military service in 1984. The HUMVEE will still be available for purchase by other U.S. services and for sales overseas but the Army states it has met its Acquisition Objective. There will also be contracts to maintain the existing fleet of vehicles.
The Army though does provide about half the market for the vehicle so the loss will be a blow to AM General. There is a new program in development called the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) that will when complete start replacing the HUMVEE. The U.S. is also investing in thousands of new trucks. Losses in Iraq and Afghanistan have been substantial but one of the reasons HUMVEE production is ending is recently there have been less damaged or destroyed then estimated.
DSIT Awarded Orders Totaling to More Than US $6,000,000, Including a US $4,400,000 Contract to Supply Its AquaShield(TM) Diver Detection Sonar Systems for Underwater Security — Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Countries, Events, IT, Israel, Press Releases
DSIT Awarded Orders Totaling to More Than US $6,000,000, Including a US $4,400,000 Contract to Supply Its AquaShield(TM) Diver Detection Sonar Systems for Underwater Security
GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACFN) , has been awarded a contract to supply its AquaShield(TM) Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) systems for the protection of several coastal and offshore installations. The contract value is just over US $4,400,000. The AquaShield(TM) underwater security systems are intended for permanent installation to provide superior underwater intruder detection.
The AquaShield(TM) diver detection system is a long-range fully automatic underwater security system. The system was specifically designed to provide maritime security for marine sites such as ports, power plants, oil and gas terminals and offshore rigs. The system adapts to the unique underwater topology, sea conditions and inherent sea life at each specific site.
Dan Ben-Dov, VP Sales & Marketing said, “This is one of the largest orders DSIT has received for its AquaShield(TM) systems to date. It is our understanding that DSIT is leading the world market for diver detection systems in terms of total value of sales in the past two years. Our customer base now includes government authorities, navies, security integrators and a growing and very important market – energy companies. With more than 3,000 coastal energy terminals and ports around the world we are very excited about the potential for growth. It is also gratifying that we are beginning to see returning customers indicating that our operational concept, products and service are meeting or exceeding their expectations.”
The AquaShield(TM) DDS is unique among underwater intruder detection systems. Its concept of operation relies upon two basic elements: adequate response time and fully automatic operation. The system locates Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs), swimmers and divers at very long ranges of up to 1,500 meters; thus providing sufficient time to respond to the threat. The system’s fully automatic operation mode that operates without human intervention means better performance at lower operating costs. Security personnel are only alerted when the automatic alarm indicates and tracks the underwater intruder.
“The significant growth in the field of diver detection systems at DSIT, along with the rest of the company’s sonar and acoustic products, has been happening at a very fast pace,” added Benny Sela, CEO at DSIT. “In the last year we have had to work hard and efficiently to meet the growing demand and our delivery commitments.”
In addition to the AquaShield underwater security system contract, the company also announced the award of several project contracts totaling close to $2M that have been signed during the last two quarters. The projects were ordered by return customers who have ordered similar software and hardware solutions from DSIT in the past; some of the projects have potential for substantial follow on production orders. The customers are both Israeli and foreign.
About DSIT
DSIT develops sonar and acoustic solutions and acts as a system integrator for advanced Security and Safety Command and Control systems. The Company’s offerings are designed to provide the latest in technology and its intelligent application for the energy, commercial, defense and homeland security markets. The Company’s offerings include: PortView Harbor Surveillance System (HSS), AquaShield(TM) Diver Detection Sonar (DDS), Sonar Simulators and Trainers, Mobile Acoustic Ranges (MAR), Underwater Acoustic Signal Analysis (UASA) systems, and Sonar Upgrade Programs (SUP). For more information visit www.dsit.co.il.
About Acorn Energy, Inc.
Acorn Energy, Inc. is a publicly traded holding company focused on improving the efficiency and environmental impact of the energy infrastructure, fossil fuel and nuclear industries. Our operating companies leverage advanced technologies to transform the existing energy infrastructure. Acorn’s strategy is to take primarily controlling positions in companies led by great entrepreneurs and add value by supporting those companies with marketing, strategy and business development. Acorn Energy is a global company with equity interests in CoaLogix, Coreworx, DSIT and GridSense. For more information visit www.acornenergy.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. For disclosure of additional risks and uncertainties which may affect DSIT’s business and prospects and Acorn Energy’s business generally, see the information under “Risk Factors” in Acorn Energy’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACTS
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Dr. Brandy Ben-Yosef
Marketing & Business Development Manager
DSIT Solutions Ltd.
+972 3 531 3333
marketing@dsit.co.il
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Investor Contact:
Paul Henning
Cameron Associates
(212) 245-8800
Paul@cameronassoc.com
Wyle Aircrew Performs First In-flight Refueling of Joint Strike Fighter Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing Variant – F-35B — Press Release
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Wyle Aircrew Performs First In-flight Refueling of Joint Strike Fighter Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing Variant – F-35B
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Wyle air crew personnel have become the first aviators to aerially refuel the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant (STOVL) of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) using a probe-and-drogue refueling system during a recent mission at Lockheed Martin’s Ft. Worth, Tex. manufacturing facility.
These first aerial refueling missions were performed by Wyle aircrew flying a Navy KC-130 tanker aircraft assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty (VX-20) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The refueled aircraft, designated the F-35BF-2, represents one of three variants of this fifth generation strike fighter, developed for the U.S. military and eight allied nations.
Two of the first five F-35B aircraft slated for flight testing arrived at Patuxent River in the last quarter of 2009 and Wyle’s KC-130 aircrew team will continue to assist with refueling missions as testing progresses.
Wyle has the largest independent flight test team in the world with more than 70 members, including 53 pilots, flying 20-plus types of aircraft from supersonic manned jets to helicopters to unmanned flight systems. Among the aircraft flown by Wyle pilots are the F/A-18, V-22, E-2D, P-3, KC-130 and AH-64D.
For the refueling mission, Wyle’s crew included Steve Angay, Craig Homer, Josh Izenour, Jeff Kosich, Chris Loftis, and Bill Smith who support VX-20.
The probe-and-drogue system is used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and many NATO nations to refuel aircraft in flight. The system uses a flexible hose that terminates in a cone shaped basket extending from an aircraft carrying fuel. The cone shaped basket, or drogue, connects to the probe of an aircraft needing fuel. The fuel is then transferred through the hose from the tanker to the receiving aircraft.
An alternate system, called a flying boom, is used by the U.S. Air Force. This system inserts a rigid flying boom into a receptacle on a receiving aircraft. This is the system employed by the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the aircraft, which was the first variant to be aerially refueled.
In preparing to go to Fort Worth, the Wyle KC-130 aircrew worked with the JSF team to develop test plans, determine aircraft configurations representative of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps fleet, and make modifications to the tanker.
“A lot of the initial planning was done by our crew,” said Izenour, Wyle’s KC-130 mission commander. “These guys did an excellent job of mission planning and interfacing with the JSF team which made the actual mission itself — the flying part — go seamlessly. The amount of planning that everyone did on the front side made the execution very, very easy.”
The team planned for variables inherent in the initial test evolutions, where fuel was uploaded into the aircraft at 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 feet, at speeds ranging from 200 to 250 knots.
“Since it was the first refuel, we didn’t know exactly how the aircraft [JSF] might behave, so we were limited as to how much pressure we could provide to the fuel lines,” said Homer. “From an engineering point of view, we had to keep very close track of the [refueling] panel during the tests.”
Wyle is a leading provider of high tech aerospace engineering and information technology services to the federal government on long-term outsourcing contracts. The company also provides biomedical and engineering services for NASA’s human space missions; test and evaluation of aircraft, weapon systems, networks, and other government assets; and other engineering services to the aerospace, defense, and nuclear power industries.
Contact:
Dan Reeder
(310) 563-6834
Ref.: NR/10-01
FOSE 2010 To Be Held In March
Filed under: Business Line, Events, IT, Press Releases, logistics
You are well aware of the challenges we as a domestic defense community face from rapid changes in the technology landscape. FOSE 2010 is the place to discover opportunities and solutions along with changing expectations for government IT professionals.
Register today for the FOSE 2010 experience http://www.fose.com.
You can expect:
- 3 days of IT resources helping you navigate today’s shifting tech landscape
- 2 full conference days packed with education on emerging technologies, trends, and new improvements to existing solutions
- Thousands of products on the FREE* EXPO floor allowing you to gain one-on-one insight into the capabilities of our exhibitors through demos, theater presentations and FREE Education.
- Visit the Homeland Security Finance Forum, an all day highly targeted networking and relationship building opportunity
*FOSE is a must-attend free show for government, military, and government contractors.
It’s time to register and reserve your place at FOSE http://www.fose.com
Defense Department Willing To Do KC-X With Only Boeing Bid
Secretary of Defense Gates made the rather astonishing statement that only one bid would be acceptable for the KC-X contract. This will make it...Read the original post here.
Rumor Of New MRAP Contracts For Afghanistan May Bouy Navistar
Filed under: BAE Systems, Business Line, Companies, Department of Defense, Events, Force Protection, Navistar, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Services, logistics, production program
An internal memo from within the Department of Defense some how leaked out. It states that in support of the U.S. operations in Afghanistan a further 2,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles will be required. Over the last two years the focus of acquisition for these kind of vehicles has been the Oshkosh produced MRAP-AT which was the result of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) contest. The MRAP-ATV requirements were for a lighter, more maneuverable vehicle able to operate better in Afghanistan’s rough terrain.
Navistar was unable to win the MRAP-ATV contest and have missed out on the several hundred million dollars worth of orders for those vehicles. If the memo is correct an order for over one thousand of their MRAP type vehicles for use in Afghanistan will be welcome. The U.S. military has spent a great deal on MRAPs to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last five years. They now possess significant numbers of them and will use them for several years to come. There will be little need to buy more of them and this will affect Navistar, BAE Systems and Force Protection all who ramped up production to meet demand.
Unisys Awarded an Estimated $187 Million Contract to Manage and Upgrade ClearPath Mainframe Environment for U.S. Department of Defense — Press Release
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Unisys Awarded an Estimated $187 Million Contract to Manage and Upgrade ClearPath Mainframe Environment for U.S. Department of Defense
Managed Services Contract Will Support Applications for Air Force, Army and Defense Finance and Accounting Service
BLUE BELL, Pa., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) has awarded Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) a contract to provide IT managed services for DISA’s Unisys ClearPath mainframe environment.
The contract, awarded in the fourth quarter of 2009, is worth an estimated $187 million over its five-year term. The award enables work Unisys has performed under a previous five-year task order to continue without interruption.
Under the contract, Unisys will provide additional mainframe processing capacity and support services for the agency’s ClearPath systems that support Air Force logistics, Defense Finance and Accounting Service financial activities, and other Department of Defense applications.
Unisys will also upgrade DISA’s mainframe and storage environment, including installation of a virtual tape library storage solution.
The ClearPath Dorado 700 Series is designed for transaction processing environments – especially those requiring continuous availability for highly variable performance workloads – and computing tasks requiring high security. Like other members of the ClearPath family, the Dorado 700 Series offers clients the ability to match computing expenditures to their business requirements. Through metering – a pay-for-use systems software licensing capability – clients can maximize system capacity during peaks and minimize costs when usage is low. This allows them to pay for the exact amount of processing power they use, as they use it.
“This contract represents an extension of a longstanding relationship between Unisys, DISA and DISA clients such as the Air Force,” said Jim Geiger, managing partner, Department of Defense, Unisys Federal Systems. “Our relationship with the Air Force began in 1983, and this contract will continue to support the service’s logistics and other applications. Unisys will continue to support these critical applications to help our Defense Department clients achieve their missions.”
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With more than 26,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
Forward-looking Statements
Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. In particular, statements in this release regarding the estimated value of this award are based on the assumption that the customer’s computing usage over the five year term of the new contract will be consistent with its past usage levels and that the contract will continue for its full term. Because agreements with government agencies are terminable before the end of their terms and are subject to the availability of appropriated funds, there is no guarantee that the contract will continue for its full term. Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CSC To Continue Supporting Army’s LMP Transformation
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The U.S. Army has been designing and executing the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) for several years. LMP is a computer and web based system utilizing SAP to provide integrated logistics management of “supply, demand, asset availability, distribution, and maintain data, financial control and reporting.” It replaces two older systems and is slowly being rolled out across the various Army acquisition and sustainment organizations.
CSC (CSC) is one of the prime contractors involved in developing and supporting the program. The Army announced yesterday that they received execution of further contract modifications worth over $260 million to continue to provide this support. The current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed great stress on the U.S. Army’s logistics train. LMP’s main goal is to expedite the ordering, tracking and receipt of key equipment to increase operational readiness and capabilities.
Thermacore, Inc. Reaches 40 Year Milestone — Press Release
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Thermacore, Inc. Reaches 40 Year Milestone
LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Thermacore, Inc. (www.thermacore.com) announced today that it has reached a historic milestone with the company’s celebration of 40 years in business.
Thermacore, Inc. was formed in 1970 for the purpose of transforming heat pipe technology from a laboratory curiosity into a marketable product to enhance standard heat sinks by dramatically improving thermal performance. Since its founding in 1970, Thermacore has produced tens of millions of heat pipes and other thermal management products to provide efficient cooling for military and aerospace electronics, medical equipment, power electronics, computer microprocessors, communications, and other electronic equipment.
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Thermacore led the charge in commercializing heat pipe technology for cooling computer microprocessors. The turning point came when Thermacore’s sintered powder wick technology became the accepted thermal management solution for a new generation of faster, more powerful processors in the mid-1990s, opening up a wealth of applications and making this technology a de facto standard. Because of that development, virtually every heat pipe with a sintered powder metal wick manufactured in the world today can trace its heritage back to early research and product development performed by Thermacore. They continue to hold that leadership position, moving advanced technology to commercialization with the application of vapor chamber heat pipes to commercial and military platforms, the implementation of pumped liquid cooling for computers and the integration of advanced materials to compliment heat pipe heat sinks, taking these technologies to the next level of integration.
“We’re proud to celebrate 40 years as a leader and innovator of thermal management technologies,” said Jerome Toth, Thermacore President and CEO. “It’s a tribute to the dedication and the engineering excellence of Thermacore employees, and is symbolic of the experience and knowledge that we can offer our customers.”
Key Developments
In the course of its 40 year history, Thermacore has benefited from talented and dedicated individuals whose capabilities have made scientific advances possible. Thermacore scientists and engineers have refined and developed many of the world’s leading thermal management technologies. The Thermacore team has over 100 patents to its credit and has authored hundreds of technical papers on the subject of thermal management. Several key accomplishments over the company’s history include the development of a patented planar heat pipe, or vapor chamber, which offers engineers the ability to have a highly efficient heat spreader that can incorporate “through holes” for design flexibility in attachment to the heat source. Other developments include the commercialization of a maintenance-free pumped single phase liquid cooling system for electronics cooling, and the development and commercialization of high temperature (>600 degrees Celsius) heat pipes for various applications such as semiconductor crystal growth, hypersonic aircraft, thermal storage, and concentrated solar power. Another notable accomplishment occurred when Thermacore expanded its offering of aerospace thermal control products. With over 20 years of Constant Conductance Heat Pipe (CCHP) flight heritage, Thermacore expanded its aerospace product offering by transferring a specialized technology called a “loop heat pipe” to the United States from a Russian entity in the early 1990’s, which culminated in a Loop Heat Pipe Flight Experiment aboard the space shuttle Columbia on STS-87.
The Thermacore organization itself has also evolved and grown over the years. Thermacore Europe was established in 1998 with the acquisition of Isoterix Limited, a thermal management solutions provider in the United Kingdom. This acquisition further broadened Thermacore’s global reach. Most recently, in August 2009, Thermacore completed the acquisition of k Technology Corporation in an effort to expand its thermal solution offerings with encapsulated Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite (APG) solid conduction heat spreading technology.
Pratt & Whitney Delivers First Production F135 Engine — Press Release
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Pratt & Whitney Delivers First Production F135 Engine
SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SINGAPORE AIR SHOW — Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first F135 production engine for the F-35 Lightning II, a major milestone and clear demonstration of the maturity of the F135 engine. The engine has accrued more than 13,000 hours in test during the development program. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
“The F135 engine program accomplishments and this initial production delivery milestone demonstrate we are continuing our legacy of fielding the most advanced military jet engine technology to the benefit of the warfighter,” said Warren Boley, Vice President of F135 engine programs. “The F135 engine has reached a level of maturity after 13,000 hours of successful testing, building on heritage of the proven F119 engine powering the F-22.”
“We are immensely proud of our final product as well as our partnership with the U.S. government, Lockheed Martin and Rolls-Royce,” Boley said. “We are committed to delivering the safest, most powerful, affordable and reliable propulsion system for the F-35.”
Pratt & Whitney has designed, developed and tested the F135 to deliver the most advanced fifth generation fighter engine for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as eight international partner countries. The F135 is derived from proven technology of the only operational fifth generation fighter engine, the Pratt & Whitney F119 that powers the F-22. It has been further enhanced with technologies developed in several Air Force and Navy technology programs.
The F135 propulsion system has proven it can meet diverse aircraft requirements, and the ground and flight test experience demonstrates the maturity and the associated reliability of the F135 engine for armed forces around the world.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in funding related to the F-35 aircraft and F135 engines, changes in government procurement priorities and practices or in the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development, production and support of technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corp.’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
860.557.0122
860.565.9600
erin.dick@pw.utc.com
Source: Pratt & Whitney
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