Litton Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract To Support B-1B Bomber.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--The U.S. Air Force 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. Air Logistics Center (WRALC WRALC Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center ), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has awarded Litton's Electron Devices Division a contract to repair all Band-8 Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) used in the AN/ALQ 161A electronic countermeasures Noun 1. electronic countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum ECM system on the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber A strategic bomber is a large aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance onto a distant target for the purposes of debilitating an enemy's capacity to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, which are used in the battle zone to attack troops and military equipment, strategic aircraft. The 1999 requirements are estimated at $4.2 million. The contract covers a 10-year period with a maximum potential value to Litton of approximately $72 million. The AN/ALQ-161A is a defensive avionics electronic countermeasures (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) system that detects and counters enemy radar threats. It also has the capability to detect and confuse missiles attacking the B-1B Lancer from behind the aircraft. The Band-8 Litton TWT TWT The Washington Times TWT Traveling Wave Tube TWT Teaching with Technology TWT Time Will Tell (Robert Cray song) TWT Tri-Wizard Tournament (Harry Potter event) TWT Third Wave Technologies, Inc. amplifies the electronic jamming signals for the ECM system that protects the aircraft from enemy radar-guided weapons. Using yearly option releases, WRALC will return used Band-8 TWTs to Litton for test, evaluation and repair. Litton will return repaired units to Warner Robins for placement back into inventory to support the systems in the field. Litton's Electron Devices Division, located in San Carlos, Calif., designs and manufactures microwave tubes and systems for use in radar, communications, instrumentation, electronic countermeasures and missile systems. Litton is a leader in worldwide technology markets for advanced electronics, defense and information systems, and is a major designer and builder of surface combatant ships for the U.S. Navy and allied nations. |
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