BAE Systems to Provide Air Force, Marines with Radar Warning Receivers.YONKERS, 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 received a $37 million production contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide 41 AN/ALR-56M 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. The systems will be used aboard new C-130J aircraft for the Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. "This is a good news story for our military," said Larry Deese, Air Force program manager for the ALR-56M. "The spirit of cooperation and coordination among the Marines, Air Force, and BAE Systems was terrific. By combining requirements, we were able to take advantage of major cost savings, and provide the best defense for our warfighters." The AN/ALR-56M detects a broad range of incoming radar signals and identifies and characterizes their origin as friend or foe. It alerts the pilot when it detects threats to the aircraft. BAE Systems has produced more than 1,200 ALR-56M radar warning receivers for U.S. and several 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, 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. "This award is a testament to the confidence the Air Force and Marine Corps have demonstrated in our radar warning technology and the strong partnership between BAE Systems and Warner Robins Warner Robins, city (1990 pop. 43,726), Houston co., central Ga., in an agricultural region; inc. 1943. The surrounding area yields peanuts, grain, fruit, and livestock. ," said Ken Bond, BAE Systems radar warning receiver program manager. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. , is the contracting agency. All production, test, and delivery work will take place at BAE Systems' Greenlawn, New York Greenlawn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 13,286 at the 2000 census. Geography Greenlawn is located at (40.857648, -73.365932)GR1. , facility. The production contract will run through 2009. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is a 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 . BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion. |
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