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General Dynamics to support US Navy airborne computers
Work will will include the repair of advanced mission computers developed by General Dynamics for the F/A-18E, F/A-18F and EA-18G model aircraft, and the mission systems computer developed by General Dynamics for the AV-8B. General Dynamics will be responsible for the logistics support of the systems, including making repairs, providing spare systems and modules, arranging transportation, managing obsolescence and controlling inventories. General Dynamics will focus on improving reliability and implementing processes that reduce turnaround time and repair costs. The General Dynamics airborne mission computers are ruggedised, high-performance/high-reliability mission and display-processing systems, built on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)-based, open systems architectures and are configurable to any operating environment. The systems perform general purpose, input/output, video, voice and graphics processing and are designed to operate reliably in the extreme environmental conditions of high-performance fighter aircraft. Mike Tweed-Kent, vice president and general manager of integrated combat systems for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, said, "We have a solid history of providing highly reliable mission computers for the Navy's airborne programmes, and we are eager to use this new performance-based logistics contract to deliver systems that are ready when the Navy needs them."
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The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a five-year, $27 million contract for performance-based logistics support of mission computers in Navy F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier aircraft.