Rapid Fire 2010-04-09: USAF Fighter Life Extension

• USAF eyeing service life extensions for old fighters, as the aging aircraft problem continues to bite.

• Pentagon chief says overdue US national security strategy document expected in the next few weeks.

• NATO suspends flights from the US air base in Kyrgyzstan as a result of political unrest in capital; opposition leader says no plans to change US lease accord.
  

SRCTec Gets Order for 3,239 ‘Urgently Needed’ Duke V2 IED Jammers

CREW Duke V2 System

SRCTec in Syracuse, NY received a $94.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 3,239 urgently required Duke V2 systems.

The SRCTec CREW Duke system is a vehicle-mounted electronic jammer designed to prevent the remote detonation of land mines.

The CREW Duke V2 is the US Army version of the CREW 2.0 system, comparable to the Joint CREW (JCREW) 2…

$50M to NG to Support US Navy Aviation Training Ranges

Northrop Grumman Technical Services in Herndon, VA received a $50 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract extension to provide operation and maintenance services for the US Navy’s combined tactical training ranges.

The combined tactical training ranges provide a live and virtual environment to support a range of Navy tactical aviation training requirements.

Northrop Grumman provides the following services to the Navy’s combined tactical training ranges:

$24M to L-3 for M762A1 Electronic Time Fuze

M762A1 electronic time fuze

L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems in Cincinnati, OH received a $24.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply M762A1 electronic time fuzes [pdf].

The fuze is used on all 105mm and 155mm artillery-delivered cargo, smoke, and illumination projectiles. It can be set manually by the user or automatically by an inductive fuze setter…