LORAL FEDERAL SYSTEMS AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH DEPLOYABLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.Systems- Manassas, a division of Loral Corporation Loral Corporation was a small Bronx defense contractor on the verge of bankruptcy when in 1972 it was acquired by Bernard Schwartz, who over the course of the next two decades built it into a major player in the global aerospace and defense industry, acquiring sixteen other defense (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 authorized by the General Accounting Office to begin work on a $36.6 million contract, which includes two risk reduction options, to develop the next-generation, deployable anti-submarine warfare “A/S” redirects here. For the Danish stock company form, see Aktieselskab. “A/S” redirects here. For the Norwegian stock company form, see aksjeselskap. (ASW ASW Antisubmarine Warfare ASW Approved Social Worker ASW Application Software ASW a Small World (online community) ASW Art Supply Warehouse ASW Artificial Sea Water ASW Australian Standard White (wheat) ) surveillance system for use in shallow water areas, following a denial of the protest by AT&T Advanced Technology Systems. Loral was awarded the contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command on April 10, 1995. AT&T Advanced Technology Systems filed a protest on April 19, 1995. The protest was denied on October 16, 1995. As prime contractor for the 42-month Advanced Deployable System Demonstration and Validation program, Loral will design and produce a prototype system that encompasses deployment, sensors, processing and communications. The prototype will undergo a series of at-sea tests, followed by an extensive evaluation by Navy personnel during a fleet exercise to ensure the system meets fleet needs. The Advanced Deployable System is one element of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's high-priority Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS IUSS International Union of Soil Sciences IUSS Integrated Undersea Surveillance System IUSS If You Say So IUSS Integrated Underwater Surveillance System IUSS Integrated Unit Simulation System ), which provides anti- submarine warfare surveillance for the Navy fleet. The Advanced Deployable System will be used as part of the U.S. Navy and Allied Forces' response if regional conflicts occur in the future. Loral Federal Systems-Manassas currently is performing on two other elements of IUSS: the Fixed Distributed System's Shore Signal Information Processing Segment, and the Surveillance Direction System. The Signal Information Processing Segment, awarded in 1992, is the shore-based processing subsystem designed to detect and track extremely quiet nuclear and modern diesel submarines in both deep and shallow waters. The Surveillance Direction System, awarded in 1991, provides the command, control, communications and intelligence functions for the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System, and combines the capabilities of all its sensors: the Fixed Distributed System, Sound Surveillance System, and Surface Towed Array Sonar A towed array sonar is a sonar array that is towed behind a submarine or surface ship. It is basically a long cable with hydrophones, up to 2000 m, that is trailed behind the ship when deployed. The hydrophones are placed at equal distance on the cable. System. Loral Federal Systems-Manassas provides systems integration services, and designs and manufactures information systems, sonar and combat systems, simulation and training systems, advanced technology processor products, and space systems. 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: Loral Corp. Gail Smith, 703/367-4440 |
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