BAE Systems Awarded $28 Million U.S. Air Force Contract to Provide Radar Warning Receivers For C-130J Transports.GREENLAWN, N.Y. -- 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. has been awarded a $28.1 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide radar warning receiver “RWR” redirects here. For other uses, see RWR (disambiguation). Typically fitted to military aircraft, radar warning receivers (RWR) detect the radio emissions of radar systems, whether ground-based or on-board other aircraft. systems for new-production C-130J transport aircraft. BAE Systems' AN/ALR-56M radar warning receiver detects a broad range of incoming radar signals and identifies and characterizes their origin as friend or foe, alerting the pilot when it detects threats to the aircraft. Under the contract, BAE Systems will provide 28 new units. "The ALR-56M system continues to provide superior electronic protection for U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and friendly-nation aircrews throughout the world," said Ken Bond, ALR-56M program manager for BAE Systems. "With this contract, BAE Systems and the Air Force continue a strong partnership to ensure the 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. of our front-line aircraft." BAE Systems has produced more than 1,250 ALR-56M radar warning receivers for U.S. and international customers since the original production award in 1988. The ALR-56M is used on multiple aircraft, including the F-16 and several models of the C-130 used by Italy, Canada, Norway, and the United Kingdom, as well as the U.K.'s Replacement Maritime Patrol Maritime patrol is the task of monitoring areas of water. Generally conducted by military and law enforcement agencies, maritime patrol is usually aimed at identifying human activities. Aircraft. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Georgia, is the contracting agency. All production, test, and delivery work will take place at BAE Systems' Greenlawn facility. The production contract will run through November 2009. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . With 96,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2006 sales that exceeded $27 billion*. *On a pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings Inc. for the whole of 2006 |
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