BAE SYSTEMS Receives IDECM LRIP II Contract From U.S. Navy.Business Editors NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 The U.S. Navy has awarded a $58 million contract to BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. for phase II of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP LRIP Low Rate Initial Production LRIP Limited Rate Initial Production LRIP Logistics Readiness Improvement Program ) of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM IDECM Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures ) Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM RFCM Radio Frequency Counter Measures RFCM Radio Frequency Control Monitor ) system. IDECM incorporates high sensitivity receivers and off-board countermeasures that provide a highly effective EW defense for US military aircraft against current and future RF missile threats. Under Phase 2 of the LRIP contract, the Information & Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS IEWS Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors IEWS Integrated Electronic Warfare System IEWS Integrated Electronic Warfare Suite IEWS Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Surveillance IEWS Intelligence & Electronic Warfare System ) business unit of BAE SYSTEMS North America, will provide an additional 14 AN/ALQ-214(V)2 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures radio frequency units and spares. IEWS received a $59 million contract in March 2001 for phase I of the program to deliver six onboard systems, 30 fiber optic towed decoys (FOTDs), plus spares. Deliveries will begin in 2003. "The exercise of these options will provide additional hardware for test and shows the continued support for much needed capability in the fleet," said Dennis Gersomino, U.S. Navy IDECM Integrated Product Team Lead. Joe Mancini, BAE SYSTEMS' IDECM program manager, said that IDECM continues to meet its major milestones as the most advanced airborne countermeasure to be deployed against radar-guided missiles. "Risk reduction testing has proven that BAE SYSTEMS will be providing exceptional defensive capabilities to the Navy and the Air Force," Mancini said. IDECM RFCM incorporates avionics, including the onboard receiver and processing system developed and manufactured by ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Industries' Avionics Division, and the off-board countermeasures which include the high power FOTD FOTD Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead song) FOTD Fear Of The Dark FOTD Fear Of The Dark (Iron Maiden album) FOTD Face Of The Day FoTD Friends of Traditional Dance and deployment canister developed by BAE SYSTEMS. The system will be deployed initially on Navy F/A-18E/F E/F Educator/Facilitator aircraft, followed by U.S. Air Force B-1B and F-15 aircraft. BAE SYSTEMS plans to complete the Operational/Validation (OPEVAL OPEVAL Operational Evaluation ) testing by July 2002, another key milestone prior to starting Full Rate Production of the AN/ALQ-214(V)2. The contracting agency is the Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , Patuxent, River, Maryland. The work will be performed in Nashua, N.H. About BAE SYSTEMS: BAE SYSTEMS is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE SYSTEMS employs 120,000 people and has annual sales of around $18 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs and manufactures military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. BAE SYSTEMS is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions. BAE SYSTEMS North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 22,000 Americans who live and work in 30 States and Washington, D.C. -- dedicated to solving our customers needs with both highly innovative and leading-edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology and services arenas. BAE SYSTEMS Information & Electronic Warfare Systems, headquartered in Nashua, N.H., is part of BAE SYSTEMS North America. The unit employs more than 4,500 people at seven major facilities in five states. The business unit is a major producer of aircraft self-protection systems and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems for all branches of the armed forces. Other major business areas include microwave, mission and space electronics and infrared imaging. 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