Harris To Make Radios For Northrop Grumman Battle Command System
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Northrop Grumman awarded Harris Corporation a contract to provide radios for the Integrated Air and Missile Battle Command System (IBCS). The IBCS is being made for the U.S. Army by Northrop. As its name implies it will provide command and control for air and missile defense missions. Harris’ contract is for five years and is worth $25 million.
The Army has invested heavily over the last thirty years in systems such as the PATRIOT and THAAD to provide extended air and missile defense. They also procured Avenger systems that use AIM-120 air-to-air missile from vehicle mounts. These and their sensors need to be netted in such a way that a complete air and missile picture can be developed to best assign resources. Key to all of this is of course secure and redundant communications requiring advanced radios such as Harris is making for the IBCS.
U.S. Allies Move In Different Directions On Missile Defense
The U.S. and its Allies have made significant investments in missile defense over the last twenty years. Changes in policies and leadership though...U.S. Allies Move In Different Directions On Missile Defens
The U.S. and its Allies have made significant investments in missile defense over the last twenty years. Changes in policies and leadership though...Northrop To Start Building Arliegh Burke Destroyers Again
Filed under: Business Line, Companies, Congress, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Events, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman Corp., Services, U.S. Navy, production program
The Obama Administration restructured the new U.S. Navy destroyer program as part of their 2010 budget review. The DDG-1000 program will now end after only three ships and rather then having two sources only General Dynamics (GD) will build them. A new destroyer program will be developed. Since Northrop Grumman (NOC) lost the contract they had participating in DDG-1000 the Navy gave them another one to start making more DDG-51 class ships to fill the gap created by reducing the numbers of the DDG-1000. The first of these new ships, DDG-113, began construction with Northrop receiving a contract to begin purchasing long lead items.
The DDG-51 is an evolution of the AEGIS CG-47 class cruisers started in the Seventies. It is a general purpose ship and replaces many older destroyers and frigates and has been built in large numbers. The DDG-51 certainly can be modified to conduct missile defense missions as it has the same radar and missile suite as the CG-47 class ships. The DDG-1000 incorporated many of the same weapon systems but was of stealth design and had modern propulsion and data systems.
Plans That Missile Defense Contract May Grow Means Opportunities For Big Contractors
The Obama Administration canceled expansion of the GMD system that provides strategic missile defense. The existing hardware though will continue...Plans That Missile Defense Contract May Grow Means Opportunities For Big Contractors
The Obama Administration canceled expansion of the GMD system that provides strategic missile defense. The existing hardware though will continue...Lockheed And Raytheon To Gain With New Sea Based Focus On Missile Defense
The change in focus by the Obama Administration in missile defense away from the ground based to sea based means a different set of companies will...Israel needs Patriot missiles — advocate
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Israel lacks the missile defense protection needed to deter a ballistic strike from Iran, making it a candidate for U.S. defense assistance, an advocate says.
U.S. ‘at risk’ with Obama missile shield
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. missile defense architecture planned for Europe in 2020 is insufficient for homeland protection from long-range missiles, an analysis says.
Air Force Begins New Space Tracking System
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The United States Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to begin development of a ground based radar to conduct surveillance of space objects. The initial contract is worth about $30 million. The current Air Force system was installed back in the early Sixties.
The need for an upgrade to this capability has become more critical in recent years as the amount of near earth objects, space junk and satellites has increased. This system while primarily used to support missions in space will also provide some aid in missile defense. Identifying and tracking space junk will allow better detection of new objects including possible missile launches. The proliferation of objects has also affected launches and operations in space as the threat of collision to manned vehicles is especially dangerous.
Navy Continues Laser Investment
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The U.S. Navy continues its investments into free electron lasers by awarding Raytheon a $150 million contract to develop a system for them. This follows a similar contract given to Boeing in April. While lasers seem science fiction when it comes to using them as weapons there has been significant research done on several applications.
The most advanced in the U.S. was the Airborne Laser (ABL) system for missile defense made by Boeing. This program was recently canceled by Secretary of Defense Gates. All of the U.S. services have made efforts to build weaponized systems. The Navy makes the most sense as a ship is able to carry the large amount of chemicals needed for that type of laser as well as provide plenty of power.
There should be many more contracts like these in the future.
Raytheon Wins Another PATRIOT Contract
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Raytheon the maker of the radar for the PATRIOT air and missile defense missile system as well as being the overall system integrator was awarded another support contract today by the U.S. Army’s PEO(Missile). This contract is for about $115 million to upgrade radars for four PATRIOT systems.
Raytheon has been the prime contractor for the system since its inception. With the current PAC-3 version Lockheed Martin makes the interceptor, but for the original and PAC-2 Raytheon was the source for the missile as well as the radar. PATRIOT remains the primary ground based system for the Army to protect against air and missile threats. The system has slowly been upgraded since 1990 on to deal with more advanced missiles.
Boeing’s Revenue Suffers But Not Due To Defense
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Department of Defense, EADS, Earnings, Events, MDA, Military Aviation, Services, U.S. Air Force, commercial aviation, development program, missile defense, production program
Update — When I wrote this originally I misspoke. Lockheed did eke out a slight gain from last year. Part of this was due to a share buyback that reduced the number of shares in circulation.
Boeing reported out their first quarter earnings today and revenue was down about fifty percent. This was mainly due to the reduction in demand for their passenger airplanes. As we discussed earlier there is concern that the proposed changes to the U.S. defense budget by the Obama Administration may negatively affect performance of the company’s defense sector in the future.
Interestingly they are the second of the four major defense contractors to report and like Lockheed Martin did see reduced earnings and revenue. The Seattle Times writes that the customers for airliners are deferring deliveries. The Boeing 777 saw a major drop in the number being constructed while the 787 ramps up to begin deliveries. The airline industry has taken a major beating as the world’s economy declines and this has had a negative effect on Boeing and EADS commercial product lines.
Boeing is hoping that Congress will temper the cuts to their programs included in the FY10 budget. Like in the past when it has continued C-17 production beyond what the Defense Department requested their is a possibility that the F-22, Airborne Laser and the missile defense cuts may not stand. This will probably be one of the ugliest parts of the defense appropriation process.
Boeing has had to reduce their estimate for the full year due to the recent decline in revenue. The company obviously is planning for a down year which is not surprising with the current world economic situation.
Army Orders Next Generation Of Satellite Communication Terminals
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The U.S. Army awarded Harris Corporation a contract to develop, produce, and install the next generation of satellite communication terminals. The Orlando Sentinel reports that this is a $600 million ten year contract. Harris makes radios and other communication systems primarily for the defense market. The contract also has five option years after the base award. The terminals will support the Army’s forces and missile defense efforts.
Lockheed-Martin wins contract to support Japanese AEGIS program
Filed under: FMS, Lockheed Martin, MDA, production program
Lockheed-Martin was awarded a contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide AEGIS radars and support to the Japanese Navy. The contract is for $40 M and will be paid through Japanese FMS funds. It looks like it will outfit one Kongo class cruiser with the antennas and software. Who would have thought that MDA would be running FMS contracts? When I was there we did not even discuss it. More information on the contract award is here. More information on the Kongo class is available here.
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