DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Contract For Rework of Two Fiscal 2013 VH-60N

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Contract For Rework of Two Fiscal 2013 VH-60N

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense  No. 822-12  October 16, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 17, 2012: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $22,055,922 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0004) to exercise an option for special progressive aircraft rework of two fiscal 2013 VH-60N aircraft.  

In addition this modification includes the associated vendor repairable and component overhaul for the VH-60N and the VH-3D aircrafts.  

Funds will not be obligated at the time of award.  

Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and is expected to be completed in September 2013.  

Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense  No. 822-12  October 16, 2012
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Sierra Nevada Corp., Contract For 18 Uniquely Modified Pilatus PC-12/47E Aircraft

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Sierra Nevada Corp., Contract For 18 Uniquely Modified Pilatus PC-12/47E Aircraft

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense  No. 822-12  October 16, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 17, 2012: Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., (FA8620-13-C-4007) is being awarded a $218,000,000 firm fixed price contract for 18 uniquely modified Pilatus PC-12/47E aircraft.  

The location of the performance is Sparks, Nev.  Work is expected to be completed by July 31, 2015.  

The contracting activity is 645 AESG/WIJK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  

Contract involves foreign military sales to Afghan National Army Special Operations Forces.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense  No. 822-12  October 16, 2012
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Contract For Modifications And Heavy Maintenance of F-22

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Contract For Modifications And Heavy Maintenance of F-22

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense  No. 822-12  October 16, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 17, 2012: Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (FA8611-08-C-2897, P00153) is being awarded a $22,444,73 cost plus fixed fee contract for F-22 modifications and heavy maintenance sustainment, depot throughput and installations, signature analysis system reduction, contractor field teams, structural retrofit plan and modernization and common configuration.
  

The location of the performance is Hill Air Force Base, Utah and Palmdale, Calif.  

Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2013.  

The contracting activity is AFLCMC/WWUK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense  No. 822-12  October 16, 2012

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Starting Production of KC-46 Tanker Refueling Boom

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Starting Production of KC-46 Tanker Refueling Boom
*Program shifting into production from design work
*Boeing on plan to deliver 18 KC-46A Tankers by 2017

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Boeing
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 16, 2012: - Boeing [NYSE: BA] this week begins assembling the first refueling boom for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft in the KC-46 Boom Assembly Center that opened today at Boeing Field in Seattle.


"We're pleased that this facility opened on schedule," said Maureen Dougherty, KC-46 vice president and program manager for Boeing. "The KC-46A will feature a modernized fly-by-wire boom based on the proven system on the U.S. Air Force's KC-10 tanker, which will give it advanced refueling capabilities, allowing it to refuel any fixed-wing receiver aircraft anytime and on any mission."

Boom assembly marks the program's shift to production from design activities.

"It's a big day for the KC-46 Tanker Program and the U.S. Air Force," said Maj. Gen. John Thompson, U.S. Air Force Tanker Program Executive Officer and KC-46 Program Director. "Boeing continues to make good progress toward delivering the KC-46 Tanker on schedule."

The first boom will enter testing during the third quarter of 2013 at a System Integration Lab (SIL), known as SIL 0. It is one of five labs designed to reduce risk for avionics and aerial refueling integration. Boeing invented the air refueling boom and has been building, upgrading and modifying them for more than 60 years.

Boeing's KC-46 program remains on track to deliver 18 combat-ready tankers by 2017, and for the next major Air Force contract milestone, the Critical Design Review, scheduled for the summer of 2013.

Production of the KC-46 aircraft begins next summer in Boeing's Everett, Wash., factory. The aircraft will be a 767-2C variant of the commercial 767-200ER airplane. Boeing will build 179 next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft to begin replacing the Air Force's aging KC-135 tankers.

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 61,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

Contact:
Jerry Drelling
KC-46 Tanker Program
Office: 425-266-4924
Mobile: 714-318-7594
jerry.a.drelling@boeing.com

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Receives $2 Billion C-17 Aircraft Sustainment Contract

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Receives $2 Billion C-17 Aircraft Sustainment Contract
>Performance-Based Logistics program to support aircraft through 2017

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Boeing
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 16, 2012: Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue assuring the worldwide availability of C-17 aircraft, which provide vital military and humanitarian airlift capability, through a $2 billion follow-on contract it recently received from the U.S. Department of Defense.

The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) provides support services such as forecasting, purchasing and material management for the C-17 and all C-17-unique support. This Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) program, which started in 1998 with 42 aircraft, now covers 246 worldwide. It provides lower costs through economies of scale from supporting the entire global fleet. The latest contract covers fiscal years 2013 through 2017.

Under a PBL arrangement, a customer receives an agreed-to level of system readiness, as opposed to a traditional contract for specific spare parts and support services. This integrated logistics approach -- in which Boeing manages U.S. assets as a designated Inventory Control Point -- has allowed Boeing to apply innovative spares forecasting and modeling tools to maximize aircraft availability while lowering costs. In many cases, Boeing has provided readiness levels beyond those spelled out in the agreements.

The Department of Defense recently recognized the U.S. Air Force-Boeing GISP team with the 2012 Secretary of Defense "system-level" PBL Award.

"This contract award and the recognition from the secretary of defense are testaments to the long-standing partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Boeing," said Gus Urzua, Boeing vice president and GISP program manager.

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 61,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

Contact:
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Global Services & Support
Office: +1 314-777-0709
Mobile: +1 314-614-8915
lori.j.moore@boeing.com

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., Contract For Spares In Support of T-45 Aircraft

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., Contract For Spares In Support of T-45 Aircraft 

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense No. 818-12 October 15, 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 16, 2012: The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,490,131 firm-fixed-price delivery order issued under Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) to procure 12 Virtual Mission Training System kits and spares in support of the T-45 aircraft platform.  

Work will be performed in Hazelwood, Mo. (96 percent), El Paso, Texas (3 percent), and Mesa, Ariz. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2014.  

Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River Md., is the contracting activity. 

T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainer


In 1978, McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace developed the T-45A Goshawk, a carrier-suitable version of the British Aerospace Hawk. The first Hawk, which flew Aug. 21, 1974, was established as the Royal Air Force principal jet trainer and served the U.S. and European air forces.

The U.S. Navy ordered more than 125 T-45A Goshawks, intending to use them to replace the TA-4J Skyhawk in the Advanced Jet Training Program and the T-2 Buckeye in the Intermediate Jet Pilot Training Program.

The T-45 Training System (T45TS) combines academic, simulation and flight phases into an integrated computer-based training approach that greatly improves training efficiency and safety. The two-seat, single-engine T-45 Goshawk aircraft trainer is at the heart of the T45TS, the first totally integrated training system developed for the Navy.

The T-45C, with a digital cockpit that is more representative of current tactical fighter configurations, made its first flight in October 1997. Boeing has delivered more than 165 Goshawks to the Navy, and more than 2,300 new aviators have earned their wings in the T-45. At least 234 Goshawks were slated to be produced for Navy and Marine Corps training beyond 2030.


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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: CAE Signs $200 Million In Military Contracts

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: CAE Signs $200 Million In Military Contracts

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Montreal Gazette
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 15, 2012: Aerospace trainer and simulator-maker CAE has signed military contracts worth about $200 million, the company announced on Monday.

A U.S. Navy contract will see the Montreal-based company design and build a C-130J Super Hercules simulator for the Kuwait Air Force. The simulator will be delivered in 2015.

CAE will continue to provide training, maintenance and support for the KC-135 Stratotanker for the U.S. air force.

CAE has also signed contracts for helicopter and fixed-wing-aircraft training over 25 years for an Asian military client whose identity remains confidential.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., Contract For Modification of F-15 Fighter Aircraft

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., Contract For Modification of F-15 Fighter Aircraft

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense No. 813-12 October 11, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 12, 2012: Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., (FA8208-07-C-0001, P00048) is being awarded a $57,829,544 contract modification for repair, overhaul and logistics sustainment of F-15 secondary power assests under the secondary power logistics solution contract. 

The location of the performance is Hill Air Force Base, Utah.  Work is expected to be completed by January 2020.  

The contracting activity is 748 SCMG/PKBA, Hill AFB, Utah. 


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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas Contract For Retrofit of 12 F-16 C/D Block 60 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS:  U.S. DoD Awarded Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas  Contract For Retrofit of 12 F-16 C/D Block 60 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense No. 814-12 October 12, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 12, 2012: Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, (FA8615-13-C-6048) is being awarded a $94,700,000 firm-fixed-price contract for retrofit of 12 F-16 C/D Block 60 multi-role fighter aircraft.  

The location of the performance is Fort Worth, Texas.  Work is expected to be completed by May 16, 2016.  


F-16E/F Block 60
Based on the F-16C/D Block 50/52, it features improved radar and avionics and conformal fuel tanks; it has only been sold to the United Arab Emirates. At one time, this version was incorrectly thought to have been designated "F-16U." A major difference from previous blocks is the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-80 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which gives the airplane the capability to simultaneously track and destroy ground and air threats. The Block 60's General Electric F110-GE-132 engine is a development of the -129 model and is rated at 32,500 lbf (144 kN). The Electronic Warfare system is supposed to be quite advanced and includes the Northrop Grumman Falcon Edge Integrated Electronic Warfare Suite RWR together with the AN/ALQ-165 Self-Protection Jammer. Falcon Edge, which was developed by Northrop Grumman specifically for the Block 60, is capable of showing not only the bearing of any threat but also the range. The Block 60 allows the carriage of all Block 50/52-compatible weaponry as well as AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) and the AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM). The CFTs provide an additional 450 US gallon (2,045 L) of fuel, allowing increased range or time on station. This has the added benefit of freeing up hardpoints for weapons that otherwise would have been occupied by underwing fuel tanks. The MIL-STD-1553 data bus is replaced by MIL-STD-1773 fiber-optic data bus which offers a 1,000 times increase in data-handling capability. UAE funded the entire $3 billion Block 60 development costs, and in exchange will receive royalties if any of the Block 60 aircraft are sold to other nations. According to press reports quoted by Flight International, this is "the first time the US has sold a better aircraft [F-16] overseas than its own forces fly".

Like the F-35, the Block 60 F-16 has a built in FLIR/laser targeting system rather than using a dedicated pod that would occupy a hardpoint, increase drag and RCS.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department of Defense No. 814-12 October 12, 2012
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Rockwell-Collins Inc., Contract For Repair of Navigational And Communication Components of U.S. Navy Various Aircrafts And Helicopters

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Rockwell-Collins Inc., Contract For Repair of Navigational And Communication Components of U.S. Navy Various Aircrafts And Helicopters

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department Of Defense No. 808-12 October 10, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 12, 2012: Rockwell-Collins Inc., Government Systems Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $17,172,085 requirements contract for the repair of navigational and communication components for the E2C, EA-6B, F/A-18, P-3, H-1, H-46, H45-D aircraft, and the H53 and H60 helicopters.  

Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (80 percent) and Atlanta, Ga., (20 percent), and work is expected to be completed by October 2017.  

The applicable Navy Working Capital Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal 2013.  

This contract was not a full and open competition in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement.   

Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00383-13-D-048G). 

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department Of Defense No. 808-12 October 10, 2012
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