AAFARS in Action
Back on March 5/05, DID described the AAFARS forward refueling system for helicopters, and covered order #9 in a $100 million contract for 372 total AAFARS systems. BAE Systems recently received order #14, a $31.6 million order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for 119 portable combat helicopter refueling systems. Work is performed in Ontario, CA. The production run that now totals 362 units, bringing the total contract value to date to $94.3 million. See BAE release.