DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 3, 2010

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 3, 2010

*Source: DoD issued February 3, 2010 (NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - February 3, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued February 3, 2010 are undermentioned; CONTRACTS

NAVY ~Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded $158,382,797 for fixed-price delivery order #0064 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-06-D-5028). This delivery order is issued against exercised priced options for the purchase of 388 logistic vehicle system replacement production cargo vehicles and 15 tractors. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., and for this delivery order, work is expected to be completed by July 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

~Cape Environmental Management, Inc., dba CAPE, Inc.*, Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded a maximum $60,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract for remedial action services at various sites within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Pacific area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for remediation of any media contaminated by solvents, petroleum, oils, lubricants, metals, acids, bases, reactives, polychlorinated biphenyls, and pesticides. Work will be performed at various sites predominantly in Hawaii (70 percent) and Guam (25 percent), and other areas within the NAVFAC Pacific AOR including Japan, Okinawa, Diego Garcia and other areas in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (5 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed five years with an expected completion date of January 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation Web site with five proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-10-D-1804). ~Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $11,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed price contract for the OCONUS Naval Enterprise Network (ONE-NET) server farm refresh designed to provide integrated data services to the fleet users overseas. The contract includes four one-year option periods which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $25,000,000. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (25 percent); Yokosuka, Japan (25 percent); Manama, Bahrain (25 percent); and Naples, Italy (25 percent). Work is expected to be completed by February 2011. If all options are exercised, work could continue until February 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities Web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce Web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited and two offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-10-D-5826).

~Triton Marine Construction Corp., Bremerton, Wash., is being awarded $8,186,057 for firm-fixed-price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62478-09-D-4018) for repair of wharves B22-B24 at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. This project will repair the wharves which have deteriorated through years of use and exposure to the marine environment. The work includes selective removal work, concrete rehabilitation, marine concrete, refurbishment of marine hardware, metal fabrications, coating of waterfront steel structures, pavement markings, oil-spill containment booms, low pressure compressed air, water distribution, sanitary sewer, exterior salt water distribution system, electrical work, and incidental related work. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed September 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the fiscal year. Six proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity. ~Arete Associates, Northridge, Calif., is being awarded a $6,000,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N68335-08-D-0012) for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research project under Topic N06-002, entitled “Sea Surface Slope and Elevation Statistics to Support Radar Performance Modeling.” This modification provides for the development of a capability to extract ocean surface wave slopes over a sizeable patch at a high spatial resolution using passive polarimetric sensors. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., and is expected to be completed in March 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This Phase III contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity. AIR FORCE ~Spaceport Systems International, Lompoc, Calif., was awarded a $48,000,000 contract which will provide for future launch spaceport services for the Launch Test Squadron within the Space and Missile Systems Center/Space Development and Test Wing. At this time, $300,000 has been obligated. SMC/PKN, Kirtland, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA8818-10-D-0022). ~Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., was awarded a $9,419,947 contract which will exercise an option for installation of a quantity of eight C-5 aircraft with C-5 avionics modernization program kits and 1 lot of step van maintenance under a firm fixed price effort; and under a time and material effort, Installation of the consolidated load panel avionics modernization program. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 716 AESG/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-98-C-0006,P00233). ~NorthWest Florida Contractors, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was awarded an $8,096,083 contract which will provide all plant, materials, labor, equipment, and all operations in connection with the construction of various reinforced concrete targets on specified test areas as shown on contract drawings, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 96 CONS/PKA, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA2823-10-D-0006). *Small business

DTN News: Boeing Unveils First 787 Dreamliner Interior On 3rd Flight-Test Airplane

DTN News: Boeing Unveils First 787 Dreamliner Interior On 3rd Flight-Test Airplane *Source: DTN News / Boeing (NSI News Source Info) EVERETT, Wash., - February 3, 2010: Boeing (NYSE: BA) today publicly unveiled the first 787 Dreamliner to feature interior components. The third flight test airplane, ZA003, has a partial interior that provides a glimpse into the new flying experience the airplane will offer. Configured for flight-testing purposes, the interior includes instrumentation racks, flight-test equipment and workstations for engineers. "This airplane is specifically configured to test the passenger experience elements of the airplane," said Tom Galantowicz, director of 787 Interiors, Commercial Airplanes. "Our engineers and flight-test team use a disciplined process to certify the various elements of the interior and conduct airplane-level verifications." The interior includes 135 seats, multiple lavatories and two crew rests. Certifying the interior components involves analyses and testing of the lighting, lavatories, stowage bins, dimmable windows and galleys. Passengers will be welcomed onto the 787 by sweeping arches, dynamic lighting, larger lavatories, more spacious luggage bins and electronic window shades whose transparency they can change during flight. "Our team is making great progress and is looking forward to getting this airplane in the air later this month," Galantowicz added. Flight testing will continue in the months ahead. Delivery of the first 787 to launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways) of Japan is planned for the fourth quarter of this year.

DTN News: Pakistan Will Remain Politically Chaotic Foreseeable Future

DTN News: Pakistan Will Remain Politically Chaotic Foreseeable Future *Source: DTN News By Roger Smith (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 3, 2010: Since last year, from Swat Valley to metropolitan city Karachi routinely there have been bomb blasts by Islamic militants or sectarian violence. The Pakistani army had for a long period fostered militants in different banners to fight their proxy war in Indian Kashmir and supported Taliban reinforcements in Afghanistan to maintain hold on the regions through terror.

Due to US pressure and Pakistan being a coalition partner to fight against terrorism has to withdraw its unofficial support from Pakistani militants, the same elements have turned their guns on its benefactor (Pakistani army).

Security officials walk past the crater of a bombing and destroyed school in Timergara, the main town in Lower Dir district, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province on February 3, 2010.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have claimed responsibility for the bomb attack on Wednesday (Feb. 3, 2010) that killed three American soldiers, a spokesman for the network claimed in a telephone call to AFP. “We claim responsibility for the blast,” Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq said, calling from an undisclosed location. A bomb planted outside a girls' school killed three US soldiers in the Lower Dir district.

The basic factors of Pakistan chaotic foreseeable future;

a) Political, differences among President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani trying to unseat each other with natural Army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and US firmness have prevented chaos. It remains to be seen for how long, can the situation be contained.

b) Dependency on foreign aid mainly from US, which has provided $ 11 billion in last few years benefiting Pakistan military from US surplus stocks of P-3 maritime aircrafts, F-16 fighter jets, Apaches attack helicopters, C-130 Hercules. Saudi Arabia has been providing Pakistan with free loans and oil. There are other donors Paris Club, European Union, Japan, IMF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank & Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Foreign aid dries up during the process or reaches different pockets which halts the country infrastructure development due to lack of funds.

c) FDI in flow has been hard hit due to rise in terrorism and bomb blasts in major cities killing American, Chinese, French, Iranian and other foreign nationals who have been killed and kidnapped for heavy ransom, stopping the progress of domestic development.

d) Pakistani army has played an influential role in mainstream politics throughout Pakistan's history and damaged the democratic society (system) beyond repair. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq introduced the Islamic Sharia legal code, which increased religious influences on the civil service and the military.

Pakistan madrassas have been expanded during the rule of the dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1977–1988). The expansion occurred both because of the growth in Pakistan's population and because their students (especially the Deobandis) used to fight the Soviet Union during the Afghan war (1980–1987). Later on the Taliban also had links with the Deobandi madrassas established by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. Today Taliban is interlinked in Pakistan and Afghanistan destabilizing the region and rest of the world.

This year 2010 will be the indicator, If Pakistan will climb the ladder of prosperity or further slide to choatic polticial and economic depression.

DTN News: Boeing Awarded Contract For Major Upgrade To French AWACS Fleet

DTN News: Boeing Awarded Contract For Major Upgrade To French AWACS Fleet *Source: DTN News / Boeing (NSI News Source Info) - February 3, 2010: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has been awarded a $324 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the Electronics Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to upgrade France's fleet of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, as well as the fleet's ground system. The E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft is based on a militarized version of the Boeing 707-320B. It remains the world’s most widely used large-jet AWACS platform, in service with the USAF, Britain, France, NATO, and Saudi Arabia. Over the years, the world’s E-3 fleet has required improvements to keep its radars and electronics current with advances in technology. France received its 4 E-3F aircraft between 1991-1992, and undertook its own RSIP improvement program from 2002-2006. "This upgrade -- the largest ever for French AWACS -- will provide the fleet with more actionable information and better situational awareness," said Steve Swanz, French AWACS program manager for Boeing. "New mission computers also will reduce the mission operator's workload, allowing more time to be spent managing the battlespace." The French AWACS Mid-Life Upgrade is based on the U.S. AWACS Block 40/45 system, which dramatically enhances the potential for network-enabled operations; increases mission execution capability, reliability and effectiveness; and reduces life-cycle costs. The upgrade will include: *A primary AWACS display, which increases situational awareness through its intuitive interface and detailed map database *Upgraded Identification Friend or Foe Interrogation, including Mode S and Mode 5 capability *An increase in the number of mission consoles aboard each aircraft, from 10 to 14 *Modern mission computing processing, which enables improved AWACS mission performance through the use of advanced battle management tools such as Automatic Air Tasking Orders and *Airspace Coordination Order updates, resource and sensor management, and automated decision aids *Improved combat identification capabilities from integrated sensor and off-board datalinks *The Multi-Source Integration process, which automatically integrates data from on- and off-board sources such as radar, Electronic Support Measures and Link 16, to provide significantly improved tracking capabilities *Digital radio control and management through the new mission computing subsystem *An open system architecture that enables rapid software upgrades and requires less hardware. Air France Industries will begin installing the enhancements at its Le Bourget Airport facility near Paris in 2012. The entire fleet is scheduled to complete this upgrade in the third quarter of 2015. A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

DTN News: Raytheon BBN Technologies Demonstrates First-of-its-Kind Disruption-Tolerant Military Network

DTN News: Raytheon BBN Technologies Demonstrates First-of-its-Kind Disruption-Tolerant Military Network *Source: DTN News / Raytheon (NSI News Source Info) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., - February 3, 2010: Raytheon BBN Technologies demonstrated the successful transmission of voice and data across a wireless mobile ad hoc network that was in a constant state of flux, mimicking the communications challenges that military networks confront in tactical use. These results mark milestone achievements for the Wireless Network After Next (WNaN) program, which is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Raytheon BBN Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN). "The results prove that WNaN works in the field with affordable, commercially available radios," said Jason Redi, WNaN principal investigator, Raytheon BBN Technologies. "With these results, we are one step closer to getting this much needed, first-of-its-kind technology to the battlefield and putting a reliable network in the hands of every warfighter." The WNaN network operates on low-cost radio hardware to establish a wireless network that adapts to changing conditions and enables warfighters to communicate on the battlefield despite frequent disruptions and high demand. Raytheon BBN Technology network software operates in concert with radio hardware developed by COBHAM. Specific achievements during the field experiment included;

• 10 WNaN mobile handheld radios that participated in multiple, simultaneous call groups and delivered situational awareness data despite communications disruptions.

• Proof of the network’s ability to avoid interference from hostile signals and continue operation even when large numbers of warfighters try to use the channel at once.

• Software that automatically assigns the best frequencies for use by each device as the warfighters move and the mission needs change.

• Techniques that allow the network to scale to hundreds of nodes in a single group without the need for a fixed network infrastructure; and

• Capability to relay voice transparently over more than four different network radios so that soldiers can communicate reliably regardless of their location on the battlefield. Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 88 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 75,000 people worldwide.

DTN News: Derco Aerospace Signs Upgrade Agreement With ASB Avionics For Glass Cockpit & Shunt Antenna Upgrades For C-130 & P-3 Model Aircraft

DTN News: Derco Aerospace Signs Upgrade Agreement With ASB Avionics For Glass Cockpit & Shunt Antenna Upgrades For C-130 & P-3 Model Aircraft *Source: DTN News / Sikorsky Aerospace

(NSI News Source Info) Singapore Air Show, Singapore - February 3, 2010: Derco Aerospace, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has signed an expanded agreement to distribute and install ASB Avionics’ HF Shunt Antenna upgrades for the C-130, L-100 and P-3 aircraft, and glass cockpit upgrades for the C-130 and L-100 aircraft exclusively in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.Applicable to any C-130, L-100 or P-3 equipped with an HF long wire antenna, the HF Shunt Antenna upgrade is integrated into the aircraft’s dorsal fin, eliminating the need for the long wire and improving the reliability of the HF system. The shunt antenna also improves aircraft aerodynamics, which leads to better fuel economy. The C-130 and L-100 glass cockpit upgrades include Honeywell’s latest state-of-the-art digital auto pilot designed specifically for the L382. This existing and proven design has been granted Federal Aviation Administration STC approval (ST01162LA). Both the HF Shunt Antenna and avionics upgrades are STC certified by the FAA. The avionics upgrade is also compliant with current Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) mandates. “Derco is thrilled to expand on its relationship with ASB Avionics,” said Erik Argue, Director of Sales and Business Development for Asia. “This expanded partnership with ASB Avionics allows us to continue to provide our customers in Asia and around the world with necessary upgrade options to extend the life of their fleets.” For more information on Derco, call (414) 355-3066 or visit http://www.dercoaerospace.com/. Founded in 1979, Derco Aerospace, Inc. is based in Milwaukee, Wis., and is a world leader in providing aircraft spares distribution, logistics solutions, repair services and technical solutions to customers around the globe. Through solid relationships with premier original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Derco maintains one of the largest and most diversified aircraft spares inventories in the world. Today, Derco is a full-service logistics and solutions provider, supporting military and commercial fleets in 67 countries. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. Its Sikorsky Aerospace Services business designs and applies advanced logistics and supply chain solutions for commercial rotary, military rotary and fixed wing customers. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. ASB Avionics LLC is a wholly-owned U.S. company, registered in the state of California. Established in 1991, ASB has provided custom avionics installations to General Aviation, Air Transport, and Government airframes. ASB holds FAA Certified Repair Station (CRS) certificate #UMDR221L and Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for the HF Shunt Antenna. For more information, please visit http://www.asbavionics.com/.

DTN News: Lockheed Martin Receives ODIN (Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA) Contract Extension

DTN News: Lockheed Martin Receives ODIN (Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA) Contract Extension *Managed Services to NASA to continue into 2011

*Source: DTN News / Lockheed Martin (NSI News Source Info) ROCKVILLE, Md., - February 3, 2010: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced on Feb. 2, 2010., that it has been awarded a contract extension from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue ODIN (Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA) services to support NASA Headquarters and all major NASA centers. The ODIN modification is a phased extension beginning in February 2010 and continuing through Oct. 31, 2011, for an estimated delivery order value of approximately $230 million. Work performed under the ODIN master contract and center delivery orders (DOs) includes desktop hardware and software, personal digital assistants, telephone operations, network services, information technology security and other services. “Lockheed Martin is committed to excellent performance,” said Darrell Graddy, Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Enterprise IT & Data Solutions. “This extension is a tribute to the stellar support and service provided by our ODIN support team. Our dedicated team looks forward to providing innovative IT services to support NASA’s mission to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.” Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2009 sales of $45.2 billion.

DTN News: Successful Test of Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Validates Missile Upgrades

DTN News: Successful Test of Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Validates Missile Upgrades *Source: DTN News / Lockheed Martin (NSI News Source Info) Orlando, FL, - February 3, 2010: A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) underwent a successful Product Upgrade Verification (PUV) flight test on January 12 at White Sands Missile Range, NM.

The missile was released from a B-52 aircraft and successfully navigated through a preplanned route before destroying its intended target.

Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) ~ The JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is an autonomous, long-range, conventional, air-to-ground, precision standoff missile for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. JASSM is designed to destroy high-value, well-defended, fixed and relocatable targets. JASSM's significant standoff range keeps Air Force and Navy aircrews well out of danger from hostile air defense systems. The missile's mission effectiveness approaches single-missile target kill capability. With this superior performance and affordable price, JASSM offers the best value of any weapon in its class.

The primary test objectives of this flight were to provide final validation of a new missile control unit, recently upgraded actuator control electronics and a digital engine controller.

The upgrades enhance missile performance and eliminate the risk of future component obsolescence.

“This flight test continues our successful efforts to expand missile capability and demonstrate reliability,” said Alan Jackson, JASSM program director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “Flight validation of JASSM upgraded electronic subassemblies allows us to proceed with JASSM production well into the next decade.” JASSM is ahead of schedule to meet the new goal of 90 percent reliability by Lot 11. JASSM-Extended Range (ER), the longer range version of JASSM, has a 100 percent success rate. The ER system is 6 for 6 in flight tests.

JASSM continues to be a critical weapon for the U.S. Air Force, with the eighth production lot under contract toward a total objective of 4,900 JASSMs and JASSM-ER. The baseline JASSM is also being produced for foreign military sale. Its ability to be integrated on multiple aircraft has been successfully demonstrated on the B-1, B-2, B-52 and F-16 aircraft. Future platforms include the F-15E, F/A-18 and F-35.

The missile is produced at Lockheed Martin’s award-winning manufacturing facility in Troy, AL. Lockheed Martin has assembled approximately 960 JASSM missiles in Troy since late 1999 for testing and for operational use.

A 2,000-pound class weapon with a penetrator/blast fragmentation warhead, JASSM cruises autonomously in adverse weather, day or night, using a state-of-the-art infrared seeker in addition to the anti-jam GPS to find a specific aimpoint on the target. Its stealthy airframe makes it extremely difficult to defeat. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2009 sales of $45.2 billion.

DTN News: Oshkosh Defense to Introduce M-ATV To European Market At International Armoured Vehicles Exhibition

DTN News: Oshkosh Defense to Introduce M-ATV To European Market At International Armoured Vehicles Exhibition *Source: DTN News / Oshkosh Corporation (NSI News Source Info) OSHKOSH, Wis.- February 3, 2010: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), will be featuring the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) in its European debut at the International Armoured Vehicle Exhibition 2010, which is taking place Feb. 2-3 at the ExCel Centre in London. Also on display at the Oshkosh booth (#268 in halls S4/S5) will be the company’s protected, multi-role SandCat vehicle. The M-ATV is now operational in Afghanistan and was designed to provide exceptional protection and superior mobility for operations on the country’s rugged, mountainous terrain and unimproved road networks. Oshkosh Defense has received orders from the U.S. military to produce 6,619 M-ATVs and has ramped up production to more than 1,000 vehicles per month in response to an urgent need for the vehicle. “The M-ATV’s introduction to Europe will provide an excellent opportunity for international militaries to get a good look at this high-performance vehicle and learn more about how it can enhance the capabilities of their fleets,” said Andy Hove, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Defense. “It is a well-protected and highly mobile vehicle that was designed to thrive in combat operations in the harshest cross-country environments.” The M-ATV uses the Oshkosh-patented TAK-4® independent suspension system to achieve a 70 percent off-road profile capability and 16 inches of independent wheel travel. The TAK-4 system has undergone more than 500,000 miles of government testing and also is featured on more than 10,000 Oshkosh Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (MTVR), as well as the company’s Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) and Palletized Load System (PLS) A1. The system also is being retrofitted on more than 2,400 legacy MRAPs for improved mobility in Afghanistan. The M-ATV has a payload capacity of 4,000 pounds and seats five (four passengers and a gunner). The vehicle uses a Caterpillar C7 370-horsepower engine and an Allison 3500 SP transmission, and has a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour. Its two-channel central tire inflation system has four terrain settings, which the vehicle can switch to automatically, and includes an integrated driveline lock control system. Run-flat tires allow the M-ATV to travel a significant distance at a high speed on flat tires. The SandCat is a protected, multi-role vehicle with a modular armor system that can be customized to meet the payload needs and threat levels of varying operations, including military, law enforcement, homeland security, peacekeeping, disaster aid and security. The vehicle is available in utility and transport variants, which carry four to eight people, as well as the Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) variant. The SandCat SOV was designed for special forces units that need an open, highly maneuverable and well-protected vehicle for operations in remote locations. Protection features include a high-energy absorbing belly deflector, ballistic steel roof, collapsible seat base and suspended seats. Armor sections made from metal composites provide protection from multiple hits and are integrated into the vehicle’s design to allow for a higher payload capacity than a standard vehicle its size. The SandCat boasts a 325-horsepower engine, has a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour and features exceptional maneuverability. The vehicle is built around commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components to maximize ease of maintenance and repairs globally. Both the M-ATV and SandCat feature advanced armor solutions from Plasan North America and Plasan Sasa, Ltd. Plasan also developed the armor system used on more than 5,000 legacy MRAPs and thousands of Oshkosh MTVR Armored Cabs already in theater. Oshkosh is offering an M-ATV variant and the SandCat with JLG Australia and Plasan Sasa, Ltd. for the Australian Department of Defence’s Land 121 “Overlander” Phase 4 program. An M-ATV variant also is being offered for the Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) program in Canada. About Oshkosh Defense

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com. About Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline™, SMIT™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.

DTN News: Boeing NC3S Project Vigilare Completes 1st Data Transmission With Wedgetail

DTN News: Boeing NC3S Project Vigilare Completes 1st Data Transmission With Wedgetail *Source: DTN News / Boeing (NSI News Source Info) SINGAPORE - February 3, 2010: Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for Australia, recently completed its first data transmission with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft using Link 16. "This achievement demonstrates the significant interoperability NC3S provides between key assets using tactical data links," Rod Drury, Boeing Defence Australia vice president of Strategy and Business Development, said today at the Singapore Airshow, where Boeing is presenting an NC3S display until Feb. 7. The Link 16 data transmission took place on Dec. 14 between the Vigilare system installed at the RAAF's Northern Regional Operations Centre in Northern Territory, Australia, and an airborne Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft performing training missions over Australia's east coast. Link 16 capability will enable the RAAF to transfer and receive critical tactical data from Australian Defence Force platforms including Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft, F/A-18 Hornets, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, and naval assets, as well as future platforms such as Aegis-equipped Air Warfare Destroyers and P-8 maritime reconnaissance aircraft. "As Vigilare is an extremely complex system-of-systems project requiring the merging of data from a large number of dynamic and disparate sources, the successful demonstration via Link 16 was a good indication of the progress that is being made and a further risk reduction activity ahead of the operational test event that will occur this year," said Air Commodore Steve Sheedy, Director of the General Surveillance and Control branch of the Australian government's Defence Materiel Organisation. "Vigilare represents a fundamental shift in Command and Control systems, and Australia is leading the way in its development," said Steve Parker, Boeing Defence Australia vice president and general manager for Network & Space Systems - Australia. "Today, NC3S is one of the most capable surveillance and battlespace-management systems available that has application with air forces and higher defense headquarters around the world. We are pleased with the level of interest being shown internationally, and we are currently working with several international customers to define their future NC3S requirements." Developed by Boeing Defence Australia, NC3S integrates advanced technologies that combine data from land, sea, air and space platforms, sensors and data links to provide tactical and strategic surveillance and battlespace-management operations across wide geographic regions. Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and a business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, is a leading Australian aerospace enterprise. With a world-class team of nearly 2,000 employees at 13 locations throughout Australia and two international sites, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defense projects in Australia. A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.