BAE SYSTEMS To Provide U.S. Air Force F-16 Reconnaissance Pod Upgrades.Business Editors GREENLAWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003 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. will provide Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS) upgrades for U.S. Air National Guard F-16C Falcon aircraft under an Air Force $3.8 million contract. The Pre-planned Product Improvements (P3I P3I Preplanned Product Improvement P3I Planning, Performance, Process & Innovative Solutions P3I Pre Planned Product Improvement ) contract was awarded in December by Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the , Ohio. The TARS pod, developed by BAE SYSTEMS Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems (R&SS), Greenlawn, N.Y., provides under the weather, daylight tactical reconnaissance to theater commanders. This initiative begins the process to upgrade the TARS fleet with a state-of-the-art, wide-bandwidth, Airborne Information Transmission (ABIT A`bit´ 1. 3d sing. pres. of Abide. ) data-link and solid-state recorder. "Reconnaissance data, by its nature, is time sensitive for critical targeting. The faster this data can get into the theater commanders hands, the faster a successful strike decision can be made," said Mike Wallace Mike Wallace may refer to:
Twenty TARS airborne systems and five squadron ground stations were fielded in 2001 and are deployed with two U.S. Air National Guard units: 192nd Fighter Wing, Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. ; and the 127th Fighter Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Selfridge Field is a joint Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard training facility in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. The host organization is the Michigan Air National Guard, but a variety of Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Army and Army reservists use the , Michigan. About BAE SYSTEMS: BAE SYSTEMS is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE SYSTEMS employs nearly 100,000 people including joint ventures, 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, manufactures and supports 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 29 states and Washington, D.C. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with both highly innovative and leading-edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology and services arenas. BAE SYSTEMS Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems, Greenlawn, N.Y., employs more than 350 people. R&SS is a leading producer of state-of-the-art turnkey system solutions for stand-off and penetrating airborne reconnaissance; as well as, a broad range of electro-optic solutions for surveillance, navigation and training systems. |
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