BAE SYSTEMS to Upgrade and Maintain Marine and Navy Countermeasure Systems.POMONA, Calif. -- The Naval Inventory Control Point and 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). have placed follow-on contracts totaling $12 million with 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. to maintain and upgrade AN/ALQ-157 Infrared Countermeasure Systems for the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. The AN/ALQ-157 is designed to protect aircraft by jamming the missile guidance of a heat-seeking missile. The defensive system radiates controlled pulsed, high-intensity infrared energy to fool the enemy missile seeker. These follow-on contracts increase the quantity ordered by the military for the upgraded systems, known as the AN/ALQ-157A(V)1 to more than 350 systems. The upgraded systems are produced by BAE Systems' 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 ) Pomona, California facility. "This program provides the military with improved system reliability, enhanced on-aircraft performance, and reduced maintenance requirements and associated costs," said Bill Appleby, BAE Systems program manager. The upgrade program will continue into 2006. It will involve significant coordination and teamwork between BAE Systems, the U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps. The Navy will retrieve the equipment from various locations throughout the world and send it to BAE Systems at Pomona, where it is upgraded, tested, and returned. The Navy will return the equipment back to the field to be fitted on aircraft and into the supply system. The rotation of equipment will be carefully orchestrated to ensure that Marine aircraft currently in combat areas always have IRCM IRCM Infrared Countermeasures IRCM Institutul Roman de cercetari marine-Constanta protection available. BAE Systems is committed to deliver the upgraded equipment and spares support as quickly as possible. "I am grateful for the efforts of many to bring the updated and reworked ALQ-157s into reality. Our aircraft survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. equipment has already saved numerous aircrew lives and airplanes," said Lt. Gen. James F. Amos James F. Amos is a Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps and is the current commander of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command. A Naval aviator by trade, LtGen Amos has held command at all levels, most notably with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during Operation , U.S. Marine Corps. BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. BAE Systems' Information & Electronic Systems Integration Sector (IESI IESI Integrated Electronic Standby Instrument (Thales Avionics) IESI Independent Environmental Services Incorporated (Haltom City, TX) ) is a leader in situational awareness, electronic attack and defensive systems solutions for the U.S. battle space market. To learn more, visit www.iews.na.baesystems.com |
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