Contracts for April 30, 2009
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Outside View: If Pakistan fails — Part 5
By PAOLO LIEBL VON SCHIRACHUPI Outside View Commentator
LUSAKA, Zambia, April 30 (UPI) -- The notion that the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization can help backward countries become modern by imposing "democracy therapy" through military force is not a good model.
Limiting Internet access for U.S. troops plays into enemy hands
By WILLIAM S. LINDWASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- Why are U.S. soldiers blocked from accessing useful sources of information from many reputable institutions, including from some Washington-based think tanks, on computers that are operated by the U.S. Department of Defense itself?
Boeing to Showcase Maritime Superiority Solutions at Navy League Exposition
Lockheed Martin UK Acquires IMES Strategic Support Limited
General Dynamics Completes Critical Design Review for U.S. Navy’s Common Display System Program
Raytheon Provides Boston Marathon with Enhanced Situational Awareness
Royal Air Force’s Boeing C-17s Surpass 50,000 Hours of Flight Time
House Armed Services Committee: Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) Hearing on the Reform of Major Weapon Systems Acquisition
Swine flu pandemic threat grows
By MARTIN SIEFFWASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The swine flu epidemic is spreading around the world, and global health officials warn that it's on course to become a world pandemic.
DynCorp to support Navy equipment
FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted DynCorp International to support Navy Fleet Readiness Centers with equipment maintenance services.
ICF awarded DCMA re-compete contract
FAIRFAX, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency has awarded ICF Information Technology a re-compete contract to provide project management and technology services.
U.S. Navy awards deal for more HiPPAGs
GLOUCESTER, England, April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Ultra Electronics for delivery of the company's High Pressure Pure Air Generators.
Mikros to deliver Adept tech to Navy
PRINCETON, N.J., April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Mikros Systems Corp. for an additional delivery of is Adept automated maintenance workstation technologies.
Raytheon to upgrade Navy TCS
FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has extended a contract with Raytheon for Tactical Control System software upgrade services.
Microsemi acquires Endwave defense unit
IRVINE, Calif., April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. company Microsemi Corp. announced the acquisition of Endwave Corp.'s defense electronics and security business unit.
Poland contracts for tactical radios
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 30 (UPI) -- The Polish Ministry of National Defense has contracted Harris Corp. to provide its multi-band and high-frequency tactical radio technologies.
General Dynamics Continues Trend Of Strong Earnings
General Dynamics (GD) reported their first quarter earnings. Like Lockheed, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman this large defense contractor had a good quarter. Earnings per share were up twelve cents when compared to 2008. So far only Boeing has reported a net loss for the quarter, although Lockheed was helped by the buy back of [...]Cobham Contract for Electronic Warfare Transmitters Increased to $72m by US Navy – Press Release
Filed under: Business Line, Cobham Defense Electronic Systems, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, England, Events, IT, Services, U.S. Navy, production program
Cobham plc (‘Cobham’) has received a contract modification from the US Navy to produce 51 ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitters (LBT) and provide spare parts for US$72 million. This contract, initially valued at US$37 million, was previously announced by the company in October 2008.
LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships, and ground troops by disrupting enemy radar and communications signals. Employed aboard US Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft, LBT currently supports Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. LBT will also be used by the Navy’s newest Airborne Electronic Attack platform, the EA-18G Growler.
LBT is manufactured at the Cobham Sensor Systems facility in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. To date, 120 LBTs worth approximately US$185 million have been ordered, with 40 already fielded.
US Navy Captain Steve Kochman, manager of the EA-6B program office (PMA-234) said, “To Navy and Marine Corps aircrew, LBT is the ‘weapon of choice’ for Global War on Terrorism combat operations. LBT has proven exceptionally reliable and mission effective with over 30,000 operating hours in just over two years since introduction. This latest contract, that includes GWOT Supplemental funds, will accelerate deployment of additional transmitters that will make US forces more capable and reduce reliance on legacy equipment.”
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1. Cobham’s products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for more than 70 years, keeping people safe, improving communications and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing more than 12,500 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenues of more than £1bn.
2. Cobham Defence Systems Division designs and manufactures critical technology for network centric and intelligence operations, enabling information to be moved around and managed on the digital battlefield.
The Division specialises in RF and microwave front ends for radar, communication and electronic warfare systems, providing components, integrated assemblies and subsystems for military aircraft, ground vehicles, missiles, naval vessels, space launch vehicles and satellites.
A comprehensive range of scientific, systems engineering and technical assistance services are provided to the intelligence and missile defence market, including training, testing and evaluation services for US tactical systems, including supportability analysis and training for Unmanned Aircraft Systems programmes.
The Division is also the world leader in advanced tactical military vehicle intercom systems and soldier and ground vehicle situation awareness products and supplies niche, high technology products for the commercial aerospace and civilian markets, including air traffic control and weather radars.
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Finland Lets Large Contract For Air Defense System
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Events, Finland, Konsberg, Military Aviation, Raytheon, missile defense, production program
The Country of Finland awarded a team of Kongsberg and Raytheon a contract worth about three billion Norwegian Kronor for a complete air defense system. Defpro.daily reports that the system will be based on NASAMS IIs system. This $460 million contract is the largest by the country since it purchased F/A-18 aircraft in the early Nineties.
As it has done in the past Finland is replacing older, Russian equipment with more modern, NATO compliant systems. The new air defense network will offer a significant upgrade in capability over the existing one used by the Finnish military. The NASAMS IIs is based around the AIM-120 air-to-air missile and a Raytheon made radar. It has been purchased by a variety of NATO and Scandinavian countries and was originally developed for Norway.
The contract will allow some of the work to be done in Finland offsetting some of the cost.
Hanford Support Contract Finalized
We had written in the past about the protest of awarding to Lockheed the Mission Support Contract at the Department of Energy’s Hanford site. The protest was settled in December, 2008 with an agreement by the DOE to address issues raised by the protest. The Tri City Herald reports that this part is complete and [...]Russia’s Lavrov denies any plan to boost armed forces in arctic
By MARTIN SIEFFUPI Senior News Analyst
WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Russia's foreign minister denied Wednesday that the Kremlin wants to boost its armed forces in the arctic or launch any arms race at the top of the world.
Contracts for April 29, 2009
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Boeing-IAI Missile Defense Interceptor Shoots Down Target in Test – Press Release
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 29, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile target April 7 in a test of Israel’s national missile defense system. The operationally realistic test, conducted in Israel by the Israel Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, used an interceptor co-produced by Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and equipped with new capability enhancements.
“This successful test underscores the effectiveness of the cooperative relationship we have forged with IAI on the Arrow program and other international missile defense initiatives,” said Greg Hyslop, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. “Boeing is proud to co-produce Arrow II interceptors, which provide the state of Israel with a proven defense capability against ballistic missile threats.”
The event marked the co-produced Arrow II’s second intercept in two attempts, as well as its third successful flight test. The Arrow II is part of the Arrow Weapon System, which Israel and the United States have jointly developed to defend Israel against the growing threat of short-and medium-range ballistic missiles.
Under an agreement with IAI, the prime contractor for the Arrow Weapon System, Boeing provides several Arrow II interceptor components, including the Section II electronics assembly (part of the avionics and guidance subsystem); the nose cone; the canister assembly that houses the interceptor; electrical subsystems; and motor cases. IAI is responsible for system integration and final interceptor assembly in Israel.
Boeing’s major suppliers on Arrow II are Alliant-Techsystems (ATK) of Iuka, Miss., and Clearfield, Utah; Manes Machine, of Fort Collins, Colo.; Patterson Machine, of Union Grove, Ala.; and Sanmina-SCI, of Huntsville, Ala.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
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Boeing Missile Defense Systems
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Boeing Missile Defense Systems
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Boeing Airborne Laser Engineers Receive Missile Defense Agency Award – Press Release
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Department of Defense, Events, Lockheed Martin, MDA, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., Services, U.S. Air Force, development program, missile defense
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 — Three Boeing [NYSE: BA] Airborne Laser (ABL) engineers and three of their government and industry teammates received the Technology Pioneer Award from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on March 23 for advancing technologies that would enable ABL to intercept and destroy ballistic missile threats.
MDA presented the award at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/MDA 7th Annual Missile Defense Conference in Washington to honor the recipients’ work in developing critical technologies central to implementing high-power directed energy on ABL as a new class of powerful weaponry for the warfighter. Two critical ABL components are the high-energy laser to shoot down ballistic missiles soon after they are launched, and the beam control/fire control system that points the
laser beam while compensating for atmospheric turbulence. The laser, the beam control/fire control system and a state-of-the-art battle management suite are now integrated aboard the ABL aircraft, which underwent the largest modification to an airplane ever accomplished by Boeing. ABL is scheduled to perform a missile-intercept test this year.
“The six members of the joint government-industry team that received this prestigious award greatly deserve this recognition,” said Michael Rinn, Boeing vice president and ABL program director. “Thanks to their technical skill, teamwork and boundless dedication, we will soon be able to demonstrate the revolutionary speed, mobility, precision and lethality that the Airborne Laser could provide to America’s warfighters. ABL could change not only missile defense, but warfare in general, and these technology pioneers have blazed a path for other directed-energy weapons to follow.”
The honorees are:
* Don Clapp, ABL chief engineer and mission assurance manager, Boeing
* Jeff Hartlove, ABL deputy program manager, Northrop Grumman
* Steve Lamberson, ABL chief scientist, ABL System Program Office, MDA
* Dave Morris, ABL chief scientist and system performance manager, Boeing
* Harold Schall, ABL chief engineer for integration and testing, Boeing
* Paul Shattuck, ABL beam control/fire control chief engineer and technical director, Lockheed Martin.
Boeing is the prime contractor and overall systems integrator for ABL, which is designed to provide speed-of-light capability to destroy all classes of ballistic missiles in their boost phase of flight. ABL also has the potential to be deployed for other missions, including destroying aircraft and surface-to-air missiles.
The ABL aircraft is a modified Boeing 747-400F whose back half holds the high-energy laser, designed and built by Northrop Grumman. The front section of the aircraft contains the beam control/fire control system, developed by Lockheed Martin, and the battle management system, provided by Boeing.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.
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Contact Info:
Marc Selinger
Boeing Missile Defense Systems
(703) 414-6138
marc.selinger@boeing.com
Chuck Cadena
Boeing Missile Defense Systems
(703) 872-4503
chuck.cadena@boeing.com
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