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 by Stephen Carlson Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2018
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration of Nashua, N.H., has received a $70.4 million order in support of the PMA272 Air Expendable Countermeasures Program. Funding for the deal comes from the Navy and Marine Corps fiscal 2018 ammunition procurement funds; Air Force fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funds; Navy and Marine fiscal 2017 ammunition funds; and Air Force aircraft procurement funds for 2016 and 2017. PMA272 Air Expendable Countermeasures are designed to protect aircraft from radio-frequency and infrared targeted weapon systems. They include counter-infrared flares, anti-radar chaff and expendable devices for jamming radio-frequency devices. Airborne countermeasures are used to jam various types of surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles, as well as some types of anti-aircraft artillery. They are standard equipment on most modern military aircraft operating in high-threat areas.
L3 awarded contract modification for F-16A/B Block 20 Training Center Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2018 L3 Technologies has received a $25.8 million modification to an existing U.S. Defense Department contract for an F-16 A/B Block 20 Mission Training Center. Work will be performed in Arlington, Texas, and is expected to be completed by October 2024. The modification includes foreign military sales to Taiwan. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $25.8 million are being obligated at the time of award. The modification brings the total value of the contract to $91 million. Th ... read more
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