BAE Systems Recognized for Work on Helicopter Refueling Systems -- Equipment Used in Iraq, Afghanistan.ONTARIO, Calif. -- U.S. Army representatives today joined 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. employees in celebrating the 120th delivery of the Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling Systems (AAFARS AAFARS Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System (Army) ). Members of the Army's Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support were on hand Oct. 12 to accept delivery of the portable refueling system. AAFARS "is the first of the 21st-century solutions the Army is developing for the storage, transportation, and delivery of fuel to the battlefield," said Mathew Marturano, system acquisition manager of the Army's Force Projection The ability to project the military element of national power from the continental United States (CONUS) or another theater, in response to requirements for military operations. Force projection operations extend from mobilization and deployment of forces to redeployment to CONUS or home Program Office. "AAFARS is the lifeline for units to deliver fuel to forward arming and refueling points A temporary facility - organized, equipped, and deployed by an aviation commander, and normally located in the main battle area closer to the area where operations are being conducted than the aviation unit's combat service area - to provide fuel and ammunition necessary for the ." The portable refueling systems will be used by U.S. troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, principally to fuel AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Blackhawk, and CH-47 Chinook Chinook, indigenous people of North America Chinook (shĭn  k`, chĭ–), Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. helicopters. BAE Systems has delivered systems as part of a multi-year contract expected to be worth more than $100 million. AAFARS is a modular, lightweight, portable combat refueling system designed for rapid refueling of forward-area military helicopters Military helicopters are helicopters used by military forces. They can be found in a variety of roles in diffferent militaries of which the tactical airlift mission is the most common. in support of deep-strike missions. The system has a 240 gallon-per-minute pump that can fuel four helicopters simultaneously at a rate of 55 gallons per minute each. To date, BAE Systems has received $15 million in contracts from the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive and Armament Command for 63 units of its second-generation AAFARS. The total production run that is expected to total 372 systems through 2009. 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. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. |
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