6 May 2008

General Electric Co, Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass, is being awarded a $321,694,248 modification to a previously awarded price contract to exercise an option for fiscal 2008 Lot 12 full rate production of 84 each F-414-GE-400 engines and device kits and 10 engine fan modules for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass. (50 percent); Madisonville, Ky. (22 percent); Hooksett, N.H. (13 percent); Albuquerque, N.M. (6 percent); Rutland, Vt. (5 percent); Dayton, Ohio (2 percent); Evandale, Ohio (1 percent); and Bromont, Canada (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed in December 2009.

BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP, Ground Systems Division, York, Pa, is being awarded a $53,190,513 delivery order #0008 under previously awarded contract for the purchase of 40 Category I US Special Operations Command armoured utility variant vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pa, and work is expected to be completed by February 2009.

Cubic Defense Application, Inc. of San Diego, Calif, is being awarded a firm fixed price contract for $9,504,568 for 16 P5 combat training systems pods modified, 2 transport ground subsystem with live monitor, 1 transport ground subsystem with out live monitor, 2 site prep/installation/integration, 2 control display units kits, 1 portable ground subsystem, 1 common support equipment, 1 lot of spares and 6/5 months contractor logistics support option.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc, Hurst, Texas, was awarded on April 30, 2008, a $30,377,024 contract for supplies and services for application of safety enhancement programme into the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft. Work will be performed in Hurst, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2010.

Telford Aviation Inc, Bangor, Maine, was awarded on April 30, 2008, a $26,376,525 time and materials contract for nine months of continued multi-sensor airborne reconnaissance surveillance system support. Work will be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009.

General Dynamics Lands Systems Division, Sterling Heights, Mich, was awarded on Apr. 30, 3008, an $116,148,304 firm-fixed price contract for the conversion of the long lead material contract for the 204 RESET M1A1 program. Work will be performed primarily in Lima, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2009.

Raytheon - Integrated Defense Systems, Andover, Mass, was awarded on Apr. 30, 2008, a $68,591,012 contract for PATRIOT tactical assets. Work will be performed in Andover, Mass, and is expected to be completed by Apr. 30, 2010.

Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems Limited Partnership, Sealy, Texas, was awarded on May 1, 2008, a $54,312,842 contract for adding supplemental family of medium tactical vehicle variants to the contract. Work will be performed in Sealy, Texas and is expected to be complete by Nov. 15, 2008.

Alliant Lake City Small Calibre Ammunition Co, LLC, Independence, Mo, was awarded on Apr. 30, 2008, a $17,000,000 price contract for assistance in modernising and enhancing manufacturing capability for the production of 5.56 mm green ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2010.

Raytheon Co, Andover, Mass, was awarded on Apr. 30, 2008, a $24,416,000 contract for mission support and system sustainment for configurations of rapid aerostat initial deployment tower systems. Work will be performed in Andover, Mass, and is expected to be completed by Apr. 1, 2009.

Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Reston, Va, was awarded on May 2, 2008, a $11,742,327 contract for the production and delivery of global broadcast service suites and associated spares. Work will be performed primarily in Virgina and is expected to be completed by Jun. 19, 2009.

CAS Inc, Huntsville, Ala, and Madison Research Corp, Huntsville, Ala, are being awarded a $49,900,000 contract for engineering, logistics, research and development, incidentals, and programme support for a variety of customer programmes and projects to include air and missile defense systems, missile systems, command and control systems, and sensor systems. This contract combines purchases for the Department of Defense (90 percent) and the governments of Egypt (five percent), United Arab Emirates (UAE)(three percent), and Turkey, (two percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. Work will be performed in but will not be limited to, Huntsville, Ala, (70 percent); Crane, Ind, (25 percent); and Texarkana, Texas, (five percent), and work is expected to be completed by Nov. 2013.

Force Protection Industries, Inc, Ladson, S.C, is being awarded a $17,113,045 modification to a previously awarded contract, delivery order #0005, for the purchase of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle integrated logistic support sustainment parts and OCONUS field service representatives. Work will be performed in Ladson, S.C, and work is expected to be completed Oct. 2009.

Alion Science & Technology Corp, Chicago, Ill ($10,180,211), UMOE Mandal (USA) Inc ($9,433,754) and Textron Marine & Land, New Orleans, La ($8,728,893) are being awarded task order #0003 under previously awarded contracts to develop detailed designs of the transformable craft (T-Craft). The goal of the programme is to design and build a prototype demonstrator of a T-Craft which can deploy in an unloaded condition (range of 2,500 nm) from the intermediate support base to the sea base and then be used as a sea base connector, transporting wheeled and tracked vehicles through the surf zone and on the beach. Work will be performed in Alexandria, Va, and work is expected to be completed Apr. 2010.

Northrop Grumman Corp, Rolling Meadows, Ill, is being awarded a $9,647,687 contract for the research and development of a counter-sniper system, including the fabrication of three prototype systems. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill, and is expected to be completed in July 2009.

Elbit Systems Ltd's subsidiary, Tadiran Communications Ltd, has received a $127 million contract to supply tactical communications radio equipment and systems from a European customer. The systems include high frequency (HF) and very high frequency (VHF) tactical radio equipment designed for use by ground forces for data transfer and voice communications. The project will be performed over a 17-month period.