LORAL AWARDED CONTRACT FOR F A-18 NITE HAWK FLIR TARGETING SYSTEMS FOR CANADA, KUWAIT AND MALAYSIA.RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., June 13, 1995--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Loral Aeronutronic, a division of Loral Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LOR LOR Letter Of Reprimand (military) LoR Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) LOR Learning Object Repository LOR Linux.Org. ), has been awarded a modification to its fiscal year 1995 NITE nite n. Informal Night. Hawk production contract from McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, bringing the total fiscal year 1995 buy to 47 systems valued at $99 million. Under the fixed-price contract modification, Loral will produce 22 NITE Hawk pods for F/A-18 aircraft for Canada, Kuwait and Malaysia. The NITE Hawk pods provide pilots with an autonomous capability for precision targeting and delivery of laser-guided munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. during day or night attack missions. The NITE Hawk pods delivered under the production contract will feature a laser target designator/ranger and a laser spot tracker A device that locks on to the reflected energy from a laser-marked or designated target and defines the direction of the target relative to itself. Also called LST. for finding and tracking targets designated by ground or other airborne sources, as well as a multi-function tracker and improved air-to-air capabilities. Under the contract modification, 13 NITE Hawk systems will be produced for the Canadian Air Force, eight for the Kuwait Air Force The Kuwait Air Force (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the State of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Al Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defense Brigade,Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base. and one for the Royal Malaysian Air Force The Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara DiRaja Malaysia or TUDM) was formed in 1958 as the Royal Malayan Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan). . This contract marks the first procurement of NITE Hawk pods for the Canadians, making the Canadian Air Force the sixth international customer to add precision night attack capability to their F/A-18 fleet. The eight pods for Kuwait will be added to its existing inventory of eight pods, which have been flying since initial delivery in 1992. The Malaysian order brings to four the number of NITE Hawk systems they have procured by the Royal Malaysian Air Force. In addition to Canada, Kuwait and Malaysia, other international customers flying F/A-18 aircraft equipped with NITE Hawk targeting pods include Australia, Switzerland and Spain. The Spanish air forces are actively using the targeting system to provide air support for United Nations ground forces in Bosnia. Loral's NITE Hawk infrared target acquisition and tracking system, which provides for precision air-to-ground attack, and passive air-to-air targeting of airborne tactical targets, has been part of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 aircraft since 1985. Loral Aeronutronic, based in Rancho Santa Margarita, designs, develops, and produces tactical weapon systems for the U.S. government and its allies. Loral Corporation, headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , is a high-technology company that primarily concentrates in defense electronics, communications, space and systems integration. CONTACT: Joseph Tedino (703) 416-5540 |
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