Hughes awarded follow-on production contract for Bradley fighting vehicle eyesafe laser rangefinders.EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1996--Hughes Aircraft Co. has been awarded $3 million of initial funding for follow-on production of eyesafe laser rangefinders that improve the combat effectiveness of the U.S. Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The award provides long-lead item funding for the second year of production under a contract managed by the U.S. Army Tank - Automotive and Armaments Command. The Army plans to award additional contract funds for the production of 367 eyesafe rangefinders and 47 spares later this year, bringing the total estimated value of the contract to approximately $11 million. Hughes recently began deliveries of 198 eyesafe rangefinders under the first year $5.8 million production contract received last year from the vehicle prime contractor United Defense LP. The Bradley eyesafe laser rangefinder (BELRF BELRF Bradley Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder ), which is part of the Army's Operation Desert Storm Noun 1. Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; (ODS (Operational Data Store) A database designed for queries on transactional data. An ODS is often an interim or staging area for a data warehouse, but differs in that its contents are updated in the course of business, whereas a data warehouse contains static data. ) improvements, will enable Bradley crews to range on targets more effectively during training and combat without danger of harming friendly forces. The Bradley's TOW Weapon Subsystem, which includes an integrated day/night sight unit, is not currently equipped with a laser rangefinder. The precise data provided by the BELRF will increase 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. and effectiveness by allowing gunners to engage targets at the maximum range of the TOW missile. For operation of the 25mm Bushmaster bushmaster, large venomous snake, Lachesis muta, of Central America and N South America. It is a member of the pit viper family, which also includes the rattlesnake. The largest New World snake, it reaches a length of 8 to 12 ft (2.5–5.5 m). gun, the rangefinder will provide accurate and automatic gun elevation commands, significantly improving its effectiveness and reducing engagement time. Under an earlier phase of the program, Hughes delivered 12 engineering manufacturing development models of the rangefinder to United Defense LP for extensive field tests and ODS qualification. Hughes also produces the TOW Weapon Subsystem for the Bradley and has delivered nearly 6,800 for the U.S. Army. The contract was awarded to the Electro-Optical Systems business segment of Hughes Aircraft, a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to GMH GMH General Motors Holden's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange symbol) common stock. CONTACT: Hughes Aircraft Co. Jim Knotts, 310/616-1022 |
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