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.
Regional Missile Defense Contract For Turkey Eyed By Suitors
Turkey is planning on investing in a new missile and air defense system. They have invited proposals from U.S., Russian and Chinese companies even...Regional Missile Defense Contract For Turkey Eyed By Suitors
Turkey is planning on investing in a new missile and air defense system. They have invited proposals from U.S., Russian and Chinese companies even...U.S. Navy contracts work for AAR-47
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NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- BAE Systems marked a milestone with its missile warning system after the completion of more than a million combat flight hours during U.S. Army deployments.
Defense Business Remains Interanational As Boeing Subs To MB Aerospace
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The British company MB Aerospace announced that it had secured a further contract from Boeing to build launch systems for the Harpoon Surface-to-Surface anti-ship missile. This award is a four year extension of an original one year contract. This original contract was for about $10 million in work and the four year extension will add another $30 million.
This contract continues to illustrate the global integration of the defense business. This is especially true for the Western NATO allied countries. Because Harpoon is a system used not just by the U.S. but a variety of their allies and foriegn customers it makes sense to build parts for it in other nations. It may be a way to secure a better price or faster production or it may help sales to a foriegn customer. The overseas customers also provide necessary competition to U.S. sub-contractors.
Navy Awards Raytheon Contract for More Tomahawk Production
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The U.S. Navy gave Raytheon a contract worth over $200 million for 207 new Tomahawk Block IV missiles. AzStarBiz reports that a good portion of the work will be carried out in Tucson. The award is a further option to an existing contract that Raytheon has had for several years. The Tomahawk can be launched from either surface ships or submarines and carry out precision strikes on ground targets. The missile is also used by the Royal Navy. The Tomahawk was used heavily in the first Gulf War but due to the proliferation of other precision strike systems launched by aircraft such as the GPS guided JDAM.
UAE to Buy AMRAAM from Raytheon
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Raytheon announced that they had signed a contract with the UAE to provide advanced AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for the nation’s F-16 fleet. Reuters reports that the contract is for over two hundred of the missiles. No contract value was given but it is substantial as the AMRAAM is a fairly expensive system. Deliveries are expected to begin in the 2011 time frame. Over the last five years the UAE has invested heavily in upgrading the capabilities of their armed forces. Most recently they have invested over three billion dollars into missile and air defense capability with the purchase of PATRIOT and THAAD systems from the U.S.
U.S. Navy Awards AEGIS Upgrade Contract to Lockheed Martin
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NJBIZ.com reports that the U.S. Navy gave Lockheed Martin a contract to upgrade the AEGIS Weapon System installed on destroyers and cruisers. The almost $80 million contract will improve the software as well as some of the control hardware. The AEGIS system is used with versions of the STANDARD Missile to counter ballistic missiles, aircraft and other threats to ships. It has been been used since the Seventies and has had consistent upgrades over the years. The contract will allow Lockheed Martin to upgrade several ships a year slowly re-equipping the whole fleet.
Army buys a lot of Hellfires
Filed under: Contract Awards, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, U.S. Army, production program
The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce Hellfire missiles. These are normally fired from AH-64 and OH-58D helicopters and some Air Force aircraft. The missile is used by the US and its Allies. In Iraq and Afghanistan the Army has been using these with great effect to strike a variety of targets. The contract is valued at over $350 M and will purchase 1400 missiles. It is estimated that over 6000 have been used to date in the Global War on Terror.
For more see the Orlando Sentinal.
Navy continues CEC work
Filed under: Contract Awards, IT, Raytheon, U.S. Navy, development program
Raytheon was awarded a contract today to continue work on Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC). See a press release here. CEC is a natural development of the work the Navy has done with datalinks for the last 50 plus years. By the Nineties the Navy was able to share the sensor picture from one ship with others over a tactical data link. Even during the Gulf War this was not good enough for targeting. CEC’s goal is to develope a netted sensor grid that will support providing a fire control solution good enough that one ship can guide a missile launched from another. The Navy was installing CEC on selected ships by the end of the Twentieth Century. For more on CEC see this.
Air Force executes JASSM production option
Filed under: Alabama, Contract Awards, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force, production program
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract by the US Air Force for production of 111 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and related services. The contract has a value of $107 M. See the press release here. The missiles will be produced at the company’s facility in Troy, AL. The JASSM has now had over a 1000 units ordered with a production goal of 4,000. For more on the system you can read Wikipedia here.
LaBarge Awarded $1 Million in Contracts from BAE Systems for Common Missile Warning System
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