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Sep 29, 2005 07:41 UTC
AH-64D Apache Longbow
The U. S. Army recently signed a $192.5 million contract with Boeing for 13 new AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters. The new helicopters, to be built in the current Block II configuration, will be provided in addition to AH-64A Apaches being remanufactured under a multi-year contract with the Army. Production will begin in early 2006 and will be performed at the Boeing facility in Mesa, AZ where Apaches have been manufactured since the program started.
David Almond, Boeing Apache Block II program manager, noted that this contract bridges the way to an additional 96 remanufactured AH-64Ds for the U.S. Army, and to eventual Block III Apache Longbow helicopter production. DID has described what AH-64D Block II and Block III involved in a previous article, and we have also covered the Apache’s new integrated Arrrowhead vision sensors and targeting system.
Sep 29, 2005 06:28 UTC
SBIRS-High
SBIRS-High will form the USA’s future front line of detection and defense against incoming ballistic missile launches. See this DID article for coverage of the SBIRS-High program’s trials, tribulations, and occasional successes.
The Headquarter Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA issued the contract has issued a pair of contracts recently for support of the SBIRS program effort at Colorado Springs, CO. Their total value is $53.3 million.
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Sep 29, 2005 06:24 UTC
SSBN Ohio Class
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Pittsfield, MA received a $28.3 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide TRIDENT II MK98 MOD 6/7 Strategic Weapons Systems Development and Production. The Mk98 mod 6/7 is an updated fire control system for the SSBN 726 Ohio Class nuclear ballistic missile submarines and their Trident II nuclear missiles.
Work will be performed in Pittsfield, MA and is expected to be complete by December 2009. This contract was not competitively procured by the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs in Washington, DC (N00030-05-C-0051).
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Sep 29, 2005 06:20 UTC
E-9 with SAR mount
King Aerospace in Panama City, FL is being awarded a $7 million firm fixed price contract modification to provide for Full Contractor Logistics Support for the E-9 aircraft, Exercise of Option V (FY06) 1 October 2005 thru 30 September 2006. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL and will be complete by September 2006. The Headquarters Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base, OK issued the contract (F34601-01-C-0053/P00069).
The E-9A twin turbo prop aircraft, based on the Bombardier Q-series Dash-8 commuter transport, is used in the weapons evaluation program primarily as a surveillance platform to ensure the Gulf Coast waters are clear of civilian boaters and aircraft during live missile launches and other hazardous military activities. Two E-9A aircraft operating from Tyndall AFB are used for TM and UHF relay and surface clearance in support of Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) operations at Eglin AFB, FL. King Aerospace has a long and successful history of association with this pogram.
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Sep 29, 2005 06:16 UTC
Katrina
Whitesell/Yates Joint Venture in Biloxi, MS received a $9.1 million firm-fixed-price letter construction contract for permanent repairs to damaged facilities at Keesler Air Force Base as a result of Hurricane Katrina. This project will include demolition and dry-out, building envelop assessment, temporary protective covering of the exterior of the facility where storm damage allows for water intrusion, permanent repairs of damaged roof, interior construction, mechanical system, and electrical system.
Work will be performed in Biloxi, MS and is expected to be complete by March 2007. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, and due to the emergent nature of the contract, the company was issued a letter contract with no competition. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division in North Charleston, SC issued the contract (N62467-05-C-0202).
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Sep 29, 2005 06:07 UTC
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division in Crane, IN has issued 5 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts worth a maximum of $29.9 million each for various types of gun-mounts. A full and open competition was held, with the solicitation being publicized on the World Wide Web. Eight proposals received and five contracts were awarded; the five winners can now compete amongst each other for task orders. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The winners included:
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Sep 28, 2005 09:25 UTC
The Boeing Co. in St. Louis, MO received a $219.2M increment as part of a $17.35 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee/ cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the Future Combat System development and demonstration phase. Boeing and SAIC are the lead system integrators for this program, which means they receive instructions from the military re: the capabilities they want, then manage the requirements, development, RFPs and contracts etc. to achieve those goals.
Military reviews are interspersed throughout the process, and indeed the FCS recently passed a “System of Systems” Functional Review that lasted five days and included almost 40 briefings at 24 different sites across the country. Still, the program has definitely had its ups and downs. Readers may wish to view:
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Sep 28, 2005 09:18 UTC
Thales and Candover Investments plc have reached agreement on the sale of Thales High Tech Optics (HTO) activities in the UK, US, Singapore, Germany and Hungary. Under the agreement, Candover has acquired the businesses, regarded as non-strategic for Thales, for a total consideration of EUR 220 million (USD $264.4 million), payable in cash. The sale is conditional upon regulatory approval.
Based on statements from both Thales HTO and Candover, further acquisitions and expansion are definite possibilities for the new company. Meanwhile, firms like South Africa’s Denel, who had intended to position themselves as niche partners to the larger European defense firms, may be watching the emergence of an important optical and optronics competitor.
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Sep 28, 2005 08:34 UTC
T-45 Goshawks
In 1981, the T45TS beat out the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet in a bid to replace two US Navy training aircraft (the TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye). The system trains U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots for conversion into the F/A-18A-D Hornet, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the AV-8B Harrier II Plus, and the EA-6B Prowler.
DID covers offers some background regarding the US Navy’s T45TS and its performance, along with information regarding a pair of support contracts for this system worth $153.3 million that were recently issued by the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD…
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Sep 28, 2005 08:15 UTC
Mk 19
40mm grenades are a potent battlefield weapon. Fired singly from an M203 rifle mount, or in a devastating rain from a gun like the Mk19 and its competitors/successors, the 40mm grenade brings considerable firepower to the infantry fight. It’s also lethal against unarmored or lightly armored vehicles. Some companies are even offering shotgun-style repeating launchers, like Milkor’s MGL-140 – or even weapons that can be fired around corners!
In recent days, the US military has issued a series of contracts related to 40mm grenade weapons.
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