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DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated April 11, 2011

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated April 11, 2011
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 11, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 11, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - April 11, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued April 11, 2011 are undermentioned;

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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on April 8 a $12,355,455 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-08-C-0050) for additional Mid-Wave Infrared Unmanned Aerial Systems, intelligence reconnaissance surveillance services in for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in Bingen, Wash. (65 percent), and St. Louis, Mo. (35 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is awarding a $11,092,685 firm-fixed-price contract to Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., for Adjusted Metric Support Data/Digital Point Positioning Data Base (AMSD/DPPDB) and Controlled Image Base (CIB[r]). AMSD/DPPDB is a database of imagery used for targeting purposes. CIB(r) is used for mission planning systems to assist mission profile development, perspective view generation, digital moving maps, and theater battle management. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., and will be completed by April 2012. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is the contracting activity (NMA30203D0006).

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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Receives Contract For SM-3 IIB Concept Design

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Receives Contract For SM-3 IIB Concept Design
**Missile Defense Agency contract supports DOD’s Phased Adaptive Approach
(NSI News Source Info) HUNTSVILLE, Ala., - April 11, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop the Standard Missile-3 Block IIB (SM-3 IIB). This $41.2 million, 32-month contract is for the concept definition and planning phase of the project.

SM-3 IIB is a key component of the Department of Defense's Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense in Europe. It will provide capability against emerging longer-range ballistic missile threats.

MDA has awarded multiple contracts for this phase of the SM-3 IIB project. The agency will select a single company in 2013 to proceed with full development and flight testing. Deployment is scheduled for the 2020 time frame.

"The SM-3 IIB team at Boeing is looking forward to partnering with MDA and the U.S. Navy in the development of this advanced missile defense program," said Greg Hyslop, vice president of Strategic Missile & Defense Systems (SM&DS) for Boeing. "We are committed to drawing on the best of Boeing to provide this capability, which will be a critical component of this country's response to future potential threats."

Boeing's SM&DS and Phantom Works organizations are working jointly to apply SM&DS' proven missile defense development and production experience and Phantom Works' technological innovation to the SM-3 IIB project. This combination of Boeing capabilities and weapon production experience will deliver an affordable solution that meets the requirements of this important national defense program.

"For the past several years, Boeing's advanced interceptor technology group has been developing the next generation of missile technologies," said Alex Lopez, vice president, Boeing Phantom Works Advanced Network & Space Systems. "We can now apply these new and innovative technologies toward this first phase of SM-3 IIB in order to address mission objectives."

Boeing is the largest aerospace company in Alabama and one of the state's largest employers. Current company operations in Huntsville include the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program and other missile defense work, such as the Arrow system and the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 seeker, as well as work associated with Ares I, the International Space Station, Army Integrated Logistics, Brigade Combat Team Modernization, and engineering for the 787 and the P-8A Poseidon.

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 $32 billion business with 66,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

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Elizabeth Merida Strategic Missile & Defense Systems Office: 703-872-4245 Mobile: 703-209-4022 elizabeth.a.merida@boeing.com

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DTN News - ISRAEL DEFENSE NEWS: Israel’s Military Ordering More Iron Dome Defense Systems

DTN News - ISRAEL DEFENSE NEWS: Israel’s Military Ordering More Iron Dome Defense Systems
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JERUSALEM, Israel

- April 11, 2011:

Israel's military is ordering four more Iron Dome missile defense systems, which successfully deployed during recent rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that it would order the batteries from the Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at a cost of up to $80 million each. The units reportedly will be delivered in a year-and-a-half and be ready for immediate use.

Funding for the new defense batteries, which intercepted all of the rockets in its coverage area in recent Gaza terrorist activity, is slated to come from an extra security aid allocation from the United States. The military aid, $3 billion for 2011, plus an additional $205 million for Iron Dome, has been tied up for five months due to a budget impasse in Washington.

President Obama is scheduled to sign the 2011 budget bill, which includes the aid to Israel, later this week.

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