$17.4M for International Orders of Missile Warning Systems

AN/AAR-47 Components

The AAR-47 is a passive missile approach warning system consisting of four sensor assemblies housed in two or more sensor domes, a central processing unit, and a control indicator. Deployed on helicopters and transport aircraft, the AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) deals with threat missile approach by detecting radiation associated with the rocket motor, letting the crew know that an attacking missile is coming and which direction it’s coming from, and automatically firing decoy flares. Detection algorithms are used to discriminate against non-approaching radiation sources.

Alliant Integrated Defense Co. LLC in Clearwater, FL received a $17.4 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-98-C-0006) for the procurement of AAR-47(V)2 sensor upgrade hardware weapons replacement assemblies by the USA and several allied nations. It includes:

• 1,334 optical sensor converters (OSC) with laser warning capabilities for the US Navy (619), the US Air Force (426), the US Army (16), the government of Australia (237), the government of Korea (32), the government of Italy (4).

• 230 Computer Processors (CPs) for the US Navy (60), the US Air Force (77), the US Army (4), the government of Australia (59), the government of Korea (29), the government of Italy (1).

• 263 control indicators (CIs) for the US Navy (108), the US Air Force (77), the US Army (3), the government of Australia (45), the government of Korea (29), the government of Italy (1).

• 148 computer processor (CP) kits for the US Navy.

Work will be performed in Clearwater, FL (48%); Austin, TX (38%); Hamamatsu, Japan (9%); and Natanya, Israel (5%), and is expected to be completed in December 2008.

This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($7.6 million; 43.7%); Air Force ($6.3 million 36.5%); Army ($0.2 million; 1.2%); and the Governments of Korea ($1.6 million; 9.4%); Australia ($1.5 million; 8.9%); and Italy ($0.05 million; 0.3%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD issued the contract.