AFMSS software selected by Siemens Plessey for U.K. LYCHGATE implementation contract.completion of a nine-month study, Sanders, a Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. company, has been selected by Siemens Plessey Siemens Plessey was the name given to the Plessey businesses acquired by Siemens AG in 1989. Plessey, a British-based international electronics, defence and telecommunications company, was at the time the second largest defence electronics contractor to the Ministry of Defence and Systems to be a subcontractor for the implementation of the United Kingdom's LYCHGATE program. Sanders' subcontract, valued at approximately $3.6 million, includes development of software similar to that included in the Air Force Mission Support System (AFMSS AFMSS Air Force Mission Support System ) now being delivered to the U.S. Air Force. AFMSS is a computer based mission planning system See spreadsheet and financial planning system. that assists aircrews in flight planning Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two safety-critical aspects: fuel calculation, to ensure that the aircraft can safely reach the destination, and compliance with air traffic control requirements, to , route planning and threat penetration, weapons delivery and target area tactics, radar predictions, mapping and imagery, post flight analysis and debriefing de·brief·ing n. 1. The act or process of debriefing or of being debriefed. 2. The information imparted during the process of being debriefed. Noun 1. and intelligence connectivity. The Sanders software, developed for UNIX-based workstations under the LYCHGATE program, will be produced in Merrimack, N.H., over a 27-month period. The software will be interoperable with AFMSS software developed for unit-level aircrew applications. LYCHGATE will be an automated data processing system for the Royal Air Force Strike Command Headquarters at High Wycombe. It will provide the Air Officer Commanding Air Officer Commanding (AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group. in Chief with a means of rapid reception, collection, analysis and dissemination of intelligence data. Total value of the Siemens Plessey contract to implement LYCHGATE is $44 million. Sanders is engaged in development, manufacture and sale of advanced electronic systems and products in a broad range of defense electronics markets. The company is a major producer of electronic and infrared countermeasures systems for aircraft self-protection, and is the industry leader in the development of automated mission planning systems. Other major business areas include signals intelligence and communications jamming systems, automated test systems, weapons displays, control and displays subsystems, antisubmarine warfare, and training and simulation. Siemens Plessey Systems is the United Kingdom's leading prime contractor for secure systems, and has a 20 year involvement in all aspects of major secure systems programs from initial studies and development to implementation and support. Key expertise lies in the integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products for specialist applications. CONTACT: Marv Braman, 603/885-2817 Joe Wagovich, 603/885-2816 |
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