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20 Sep 18. The Special Projects Communications and Force Protection Delivery Team (SPCFP DT) is pleased to announce it has placed a £4.8m task with the Defence Electronic Components Agency (DECA) based in North Wales for the support of life saving equipment used by the Armed Services. DECA will provide managed services and undertake the maintenance, repairs and operation of SPCFP’s Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) equipment until 2023, securing a range of specialist technical skills in the region, and saving the taxpayer £3.2m in the overall cost of support. This is the first task placed under the new DECA Tasking Agreement (DTA) of this magnitude, enabling DECA to manage the extensive supply chain on behalf of DE&S which in turn will provide greater confidence to their military customers in the provision of this vital equipment.
17 Sep 18. The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its containerised deployable systems support contract, Project Amphora, with Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group for a further three years. For the last four years Marshall, along with its partner G3 Systems, has been tasked with refurbishing and re-engineering a range of shelters, ensuring that the deployable shelter systems are fully supported to demanding operational levels while extending the equipment’s useful life.
17 Sep 18. Rheinmetall modernizes British logistic vehicles fleet – supply of 382 EPLS retrofit kits. Rheinmetall, through its joint venture Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV), is supporting the programme to modernize part of the British military’s fleet of logistic vehicles with a new loading system. A total of 382 retrofit kits for the Enhanced Pallet Loading System, or EPLS, will be supplied and integrated into the tried-and-tested HX trucks of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. Booked in the first half of 2018, the RMMV contract is worth over €43m. Shipping and retrofitting are to be completed by the end of January 2021.
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20 Sep 18. General Dynamics Mission Systems, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is awarded $12,880,531 for modification P00027 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00030-16-C-0005), for sustainment of the U.S. and United Kingdom (UK) SSBN Fire Control System, the U.S. SSGN Attack Weapon Control System, including training and support equipment. Also included is the Missile Fire Control for the U.S. Columbia-class and UK Dreadnought-class Common Missile Compartment program development, through first unit UK production, and Strategic Weapon Interface Simulator. Work will be performed in Pittsfield Massachusetts (90.5 percent); Bremerton, Washington (3.6 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (2.7 percent); Dahlgren, Virginia (1 percent); Cape Canaveral, Florida (0.9 percent); Portsmouth, Virginia (0.9 percent); and the United Kingdom (0.4 percent), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2023. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,944,140; United Kingdom funds in the amount of $1,015,493; and fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $498,006 are being obligated on this award. Funds in the amount of $498,006 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Subject to the availability of funding, fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,192,842; and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $1,230,050 will be obligated. Funds in the amount of $7,192,842 will expire at the end of fiscal 2019. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
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15 Sep 18. On September 14, Ambassador Hoekstra joined Principal Director of Security Assistance at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Michèle Hizon, and Dutch State Secretary for Defense Barbara Visser at Gilze-Rijen Air Base for a signing ceremony. Dutch and U.S. officials signed a contract to modernize the Dutch fleet of 28 Apache helicopters. The current Apaches have become technically and operationally out of date after 20 years of service. During the overhaul, the fleet will receive new hulls, transmissions, and rotor blades. In addition, the power of the engines will be increased and they will be better able to fly in bad weather conditions. Other countries that use the Apache are also carrying out this modernization, which makes international cooperation easier. The first aircraft will be modernized beginning in 2021. By mid-2022, the first modernized Apaches will be reintroduced to the fleet. The sale represents an estimated total value of $1.19bn. (Source: defense-aerospace.com/US Embassy in The Netherlands)
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14 Sep 18. AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $562,478,542 hybrid (cost and firm-fixed-price) contract for the procurement of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles ambulance. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 13, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-18-D-0084).
18 Sep 18. Data Link Solutions LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $386,917,271 modification to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract N00039-15-D-0007 to increase the ceiling of the existing production contract line item number (CLIN), spares CLIN, systems engineering and integration, and travel/other direct cost CLINs of the referenced contract. This ceiling increase will enable the continuation of current and future Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) efforts, including MIDS JTRS Modernization Increment 2 development; upgrade of MIDS JTRS Concurrent Multi-Netting-4 and Tactical Targeting Network Technology efforts as addressed in the amended class justification and approval (CJ&A) No. 18,012 approved Jan. 18, 2017; and MIDS JTRS terminal production lot buys as addressed in the original CJ&A No. 17,226 approved April 25, 2014. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (50 percent); and Wayne, New Jersey (50 percent), and for the ordering period is expected to be completed June 15, 2020. This modification will increase the contract value to $989,963,335. No additional funding will be placed on contract or obligated at the time of modification award. Existing contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future contract actions will be issued and funds obligated as individual delivery orders. This contract combines purchases for the Navy, Air Force and MIDS Program Office, as well as to the governments of Austria, Chile, Finland, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. This contract also includes purchases to NATO and all NATO nations under the Foreign Military Sales program. This contract modification was not competitively procured because it is a follow-on sole-source, multiple-award procurement pursuant to the authority of Title 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) – only one or a limited number of responsible sources (Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)). Non-competitive procedures were approved for this modification under CJ&A No. 18,415. The Space and Naval Warfare System Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting authority.
20 Sep 18. The US Army has awarded a prime task order to technology and management solutions provider DCS Corporation for the delivery of survivability and protection support services to the army’s ground vehicle fleet. Under the five-year order, the company will provide technical and programmatic support to the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) ground vehicle survivability and protection (GVSP) directorate. Through the deal, DCS will be committed to provide the army with research and development, design, prototyping, testing and integration support for ground vehicle systems, subsystems and technologies. (Source: army-technology.com)
20 Sep 18. Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received orders for 1,540 AN/PRC-163 two-channel handheld radios and related equipment and services as part of the U.S. Army’s two-channel Leader radio IDIQ contract. The versatile AN/PRC-163 enables users to send information up and down the chain of command as well as across the battlefield network backbone. It incorporates secure two-channel connectivity in a lightweight, easy to use, handheld rugged form factor. The radio can simultaneously transmit voice, data and situational awareness through Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking applications, VHF/UHF line-of-sight, and legacy SATCOM while offering a path to future software-only updates for MUOS, SATURN and other emerging waveforms.
18 Sep 18. The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded an $85.1m Block 2 delivery order to iGov Technologies for the tactical air control party mobile communications system (TACP-MCS). Awarded by the USAF Life Cycle Management Center, the current order is placed under the $538m multi-award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity Platform Engineering and Integration for Tactical and Strategic Systems contract. Selected on a competitively solicited basis, iGov has secured the second major TACP-MCS delivery order, the first being the $52.5m Block 1 contract that was awarded to the company in January 2016. Under the TACP-MCS Block 2 contract, the company will be responsible for upgrading the armoured variant of the M1165 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle used by Air Force Tactical Air Control Party operators. In addition, iGov will integrate and supply modernised, robust voice, data and video communication capabilities required by the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers. (Source: airforce-technology.com)
14 Sep 18. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS, a unit of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has been awarded a $498m U.S. defense contract for production of the M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station, the Pentagon said on Friday. (Source: Google/Reuters)
20 Sep 18. L-3 Communications EOTech Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, is awarded a $23,637,320 firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the procurement of Miniature Aiming System – Day Optics close quarter combat sights and clip-on magnifiers in support of U.S. Special Operations Command. Work will be performed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is expected to be completed by September 2028. Fiscal 2018 procurement (Defense-wide) funding in the amount of $308,570 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured pursuant of 10 U.S. Code 2304(a). This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N00164-18-D-JQ26).
14 Sep 18. MTS Systems has received purchase orders for the delivery of advanced technology sensors to be used in systems for the US Department of Defense (DoD). With a total value of approximately $187m, inclusive of all options, the purchase orders have been awarded to the US-based company’s Sensor Business Unit. The company focuses on providing its customers with high-performance sensors that can deliver measurements of vibration, pressure, position, force and sound in a wide range of applications. (Source: army-technology.com)
17 Sep 18. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received a full rate production contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver insensitive munitions (IM) rocket motors for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) program. The motors, which recently completed 100 percent successful flight tests, reflect years of work by Northrop Grumman in support of its long-standing commitment to producing safe and affordable IM rocket motors for the U.S. Army. The introduction of Northrop Grumman’s GMLRS IM rocket motor upgrades the current GMLRS to include insensitive munitions (IM) technology designed to enhance warfighter safety and limit collateral damage. Northrop Grumman was able to introduce all the safety benefits of IM technology and retain the rocket motor’s performance, without significantly changing the current design of the missile. Northrop Grumman continues to invest significant resources to develop technologies for solid propellant rocket motors that meet or exceed current IM requirements. Reduced sensitivity propellants, low-cost composite cases designed for high volume manufacturing and passive thermal mitigation systems are part of Northrop Grumman’s IM propulsion systems that replace or enhance legacy systems, without sacrificing effectiveness or reliability. Northrop Grumman’s IM-compliant rocket motors have enabled the military to take a major step in meeting new standards of weapon safety. This fall, Northrop Grumman will open an expanded Tactical Motor Manufacturing Facility at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Rocket Center, specializing in IM rocket motor manufacturing. This new facility expansion will enable the company to meet the U.S. Army’s increased demand for rocket motors. Northrop Grumman is also developing and qualifying similar rocket motor technology for other military applications, both fielded systems and next generation upgrades.
18 Sep 18. ViaSat Inc., Carlsbad, California, is being awarded a $96,182,729 modification to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract N00039-15-D-0008 to increase the ceiling of the existing production contract line item number (CLIN) and spares CLIN of the referenced contract. This ceiling increase will enable the continuation of current and future Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) efforts, including MIDS JTRS Modernization Increment 2 development; upgrade of MIDS JTRS Concurrent Multi-Netting-4 terminals and Tactical Targeting Network Technology efforts as addressed in the amended class justification and approval (CJ&A) No. 18,012 approved Jan. 18, 2017; and MIDS JTRS terminal production lot buys as addressed in the original CJ&A No. 17,226 approved April 25, 2014. This modification will increase the contract value to $698,231,369. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, California, and for the ordering period is expected to be completed June 15, 2020. No additional funding will be placed on contract or obligated at the time of modification award. Existing contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future contract actions will be issued and funds obligated as individual delivery orders. This contract combines purchases for the Navy, Air Force and MIDS Program Office, as well as to the governments of Austria, Chile, Finland, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. This contract also includes purchases to NATO and all NATO nations under the Foreign Military Sales program. This contract modification was not competitively procured because it is a follow-on sole-source, multiple-award procurement pursuant to the authority of Title 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) – only one or a limited number of responsible sources (Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)). Non-competitive procedures were approved for this modification under CJ&A No. 18,415. The Space and Naval Warfare System Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting authority.
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18 Sep 18. Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, is awarded a fixed-price-incentive firm target modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-17 C-2301) for the construction of two littoral combat ships (LCS). The Navy may release a competitive solicitation(s) for additional LCS class ships in fiscal year 2019, and therefore the specific contract award amount for these ships is considered source selection sensitive information (see 41 U.S. Code 2101, et seq., Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 2.101 and FAR 3.104) and will not be made public at this time. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama (61 percent); Pittsfield, Massachusetts (20 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio (4 percent); Kingsford, Michigan (1 percent); Bristol, Connecticut (1 percent); and various other locations of less than one percent each (totaling 13 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification was awarded via a limited competition between Austal USA and Lockheed Martin pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(3) and FAR 6.302-3. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
18 Sep 18. Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a fixed-price-incentive firm target modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2300) for construction of one littoral combat ship (LCS). The Navy may release a competitive solicitation(s) for additional LCS class ships in fiscal 2019, and therefore the specific contract award amount for this ship is considered source selection sensitive information (see 41 U.S. Code 2101, et seq., Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 2.101 and FAR 3.104) and will not be made public at this time. Work will be performed in Marinette, Wisconsin (40 percent); Washington, District of Columbia (7 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (6 percent); Beloit, Wisconsin (2 percent); Iron Mountain, Michigan (2 percent); Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1 percent); Waunakee, Wisconsin (1 percent); Crozet, Virginia (1 percent); Coleman, Wisconsin (1 percent); Monrovia, California (1 percent); and various other locations of less than one percent each (totaling 38 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification was awarded via a limited competition between Austal USA and Lockheed Martin pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(3) and FAR 6.302-3. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
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14 Sep 18. Alloy Surfaces Co. Inc., Chester, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $94,000,000 maximum ordering value, three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with no option periods for the manufacture of MJU-66 decoy flares in support of the Air Expendable Countermeasures Program for the Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program Office. Work will be performed in Chester, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2021. Fiscal 2018 ammunition procurement (Air Force) funds; fiscal 2016 ammunition procurement (Air Force) funds; and fiscal 2016 ammunition procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $7,497,674 will be obligated at time of award, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This requirement was solicited on a full and open, unrestricted basis with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00104-18-D-PH01).
14 Sep 18. Armtec Countermeasures Co., Coachella, California (N00104-18-D-PJ01) and Kilgore Flares Co. LLC, Toone, Tennessee (N00104-18-D-PK01), are awarded a maximum $48,600,000 combined ordering value, three-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for the manufacture of MJU-61 A/B infrared countermeasure flares in support of the Airborne Expendable Countermeasure program within the Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program Office. Work will be performed at various contractor facilities in Camden, Arizona; Toone, Tennessee; and Lara, Australia, and percentage of work cannot be determined at this time. The ordering period of the contract is expected to be completed by September 2021. This effort combines purchases with fiscal 2017 ammunition procurement (Air Force) funds (57 percent); fiscal 2018 ammunition procurement (Air Force) funds (20 percent); fiscal 2018 ammunition procurement (Navy and Marine Corps) funds (17 percent); Korea (3 percent); fiscal 2016 ammunition procurement (Air Force) funds (2 percent); and other various foreign military sales (FMS) (1 percent) under the FMS program. Funds in the amount of $14,099,930 will be obligated at the time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The requirement was solicited on a full and open, unrestricted basis, with two offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
19 Sep 18. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Inc., Northridge, California, is awarded $22,005,520 for modification P00006 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-17-C-0005) that exercises an option to procure the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) full-rate production Lot 7. This modification provides for the conversion of U.S. government-provided AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles into 29 AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds for the government of Italy and three for the Navy. This modification also includes the procurement of related supplies and services necessary for AARGM full-rate production Lot 7 manufacture, delivery, sparing, and fleet deployment. Work will be performed in Northridge, California (80 percent); Ridgecrest, California (10 percent); and Sanguinetto, Italy (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2020. Fiscal 2016 weapons procurement (Navy); fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) participant funds in the amount of $22,005,520 will be obligated at time of award, $583,629 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($1,732,059; 8 percent); and non-U.S. DoD participants ($20,273,461; 92 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
17 Sep 18. USAF to Gain Real-time Intelligence, Command and Control Capability on KC-135R Legacy Tankers. Rockwell Collins to provide the first permanently installed Link 16 system in a legacy U.S. tanker aircraft – Enhances communications to crews for improved situational awareness during missions. Rockwell Collins has been selected by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to advance communications capabilities for its KC-135R fleet with the implementation of a Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) system. This marks the first time that this solution with Link 16 communications will be permanently integrated on legacy tanker aircraft. Rockwell Collins will be responsible for system integration and testing to relay, control, and display information onto the existing avionics and other stand-alone displays. The system to be implemented on the KC-135R leverages the successful Block 40 and Block 45 avionics architectures and many components from the USAF C-130 RTIC program. (Source: ASD Network)
TECHNOLOGY
19 Sep 18. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has selected BAE Systems, a leading provider of geospatial technologies and analytical capabilities, for three contract awards to help NGA strengthen near real-time access to commercially created geospatial data, enriched content and community-sourced information in a cost-effective manner to improve decision-making timelines. As one of only two companies down-selected to provide all three Janus programs – Janus Geomatics Precise Imagery, Janus Geography, and Janus Geomatics Elevation – BAE Systems will pursue future orders as part of three separate 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts worth up to $1.52bn under the Janus program. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
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20 Sep 18. Colt’s Manufacturing Co. LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded a $57,722,819 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Jordan, Morocco, Afghanistan, Senegal, Tunisia and Pakistan) contract for procurement of up to 10,000 additional M4 and M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in West Hartford, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 20, 2019. Fiscal 2018 foreign military sales funds in the amount of $57,722,819 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-18-F-0115).
20 Sep 18. On 14 June 2018, DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) advised the market that it had received a $3,200,000 order for 70 DroneGunsTM for use by a Middle Eastern Ministry of Defence. The announcement stated that the Company’s ability to fulfil the order was subject to approval by the relevant U.S. regulator, and that there were no guarantees that the approval for that particular order would be granted. The Company is pleased to advise that the relevant U.S. governmental approval has now been granted. For clarity, only some of the Company’s potential orders require such approval since sales of some of the Company’s products do not require regulatory approval, and sales the Company’s restricted products to a number of countries allied with the United States do not require such approval. This approval is for the largest order for the Company’s products to date, and for the largest known order for tactical drone mitigatioin products globally in the short history of the drone security industry. DroneShield has received a deposit in relation to the order, is currently in the process of manufacturing the products for this order, and expects to deliver the first batch of DroneGunsTM to customer by the end of September.
17 Sep 18. Thai armed forces order Cobra UGV. ECA Group has received a new contract to supply several units of its Cobra MK2 E UGV to the Thai armed forces. The company will execute the contract in cooperation with its Thailand partner Apple Scientific. The Cobra MK2 E is a 5kg UGV designed and developed especially for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)/improvised explosive device (IED) operations. Its modular architecture and plug-and-play systems enable it be be equipped with different payloads for EOD/IED detection and neutralisation, as well as with various water disruptors or customer-specific payloads. The system comes with an ultra-light operator control unit for dismounted operations. ECA Group delivered two units of the Cobra MK2 E in the first half of 2018. (Source: Shephard)
17 Sep 18. Egypt has asked to buy tens of thousands of tank rounds from General Dynamics in a U.S. foreign military sale worth as much as $99m, according to an official notice Monday. The State Department has signed off on the potential sale, which would include high-explosive rounds Egyptian forces would use in operations against Islamic State militants in the Sinai. The notification comes as the Islamic State last month claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in northern Sinai — and as Egyptian security forces reportedly foiled an attack on a checkpoint west of the city of al-Arish. (Source: Defense News Early Bird/Defense News)
14 Sep 18. Navistar Defense, Lisle, Illinois, was awarded a $31,437,478 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Iraq) contract for procurement of 4×4 and 6×6 trucks. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Lisle, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 27, 2020. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $31,437,478 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-18-F-0106).
20 Sep 18. Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $27,595,202 modification (P00119) to Foreign Military Sales (Australia, Estonia, Lithuania, Turkey, Taiwan and Ukraine) contract W31P4Q-13-C-0129 for Javelin weapons system full-rate production. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2021. Fiscal 2018 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $27,595,202 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
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20 Sep 18. ECA Group announces a new order for its autonomous naval drone AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) from the range A18. A large depth version of this AUV dedicated to commercial applications of underwater inspection and cartography will be delivered to the customer by end 2019. It is a third A18 AUV produced by ECA Group following a sale announced in 2015 (see press release published in March 5th, 2015). The A18 AUV range integrates experience gathered during 20 years of AUVs developments such as ALISTAR, DAURADE, A9 and A27 as well as users’ feedback from several tens of sales. The A18 AUV benefits from ECA Group’s 50 years long experience in submarine robotics producing several hundreds of underwater robots such as one of the first worlds 6000m AUV, the EPAULARD, developed for IFREMER in the 1980s. With its A18 AUV range, ECA Group has developed a family of AUVs as a best balance for compactness, endurance, performance, modularity, innovation and competitiveness.
19 Sep 18. Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $173m contract to provide Naval Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) to the Navy and Coast Guard of an Asia-Pacific country. The contract will be performed over a five-year period. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will provide lightweight, fully stabilized dual-axis Naval RCWS to be installed onboard a wide range of vessels. The Naval RCWS to be provided feature a 12.7mm machine gun and ammunition, Elbit Systems’ advanced fire control system and the Company’s modular electro-optic suite.
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20 Sep 18. Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), as part of the fleet strengthening programme. This follow-on order will bring the RTAF’s H225M fleet to 12 units by 2021. Specially equipped with emergency flotation gear, fast roping, cargo sling, search light and electro-optical systems, these four new multirole H225M helicopters will join RTAF’s existing fleet of six H225Ms for combat search and rescue missions, search and rescue flights and troop transport operations. The air force will also be receiving two H225Ms from its earlier order, by end of this year. This latest contract will also cover on-site technical support and continuing airworthiness management organisation services, fully supported by Airbus’ Thailand team.
14 Sep 18. General Dynamics – OTS Inc., Williston, Vermont, was awarded a $44,353,964 modification (P00100) to foreign military sales (Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and Philippines) contract W31P4Q-14-C-0154 to procure Hydra rockets. Work will be performed in Williston, Vermont, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2021. Fiscal 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2018 other procurement, Army; foreign military sales; and Department of Defense funds in the combined amount of $44,353,964 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.