Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Electronic Systems.Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Electronic Systems, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $24,950,000 ceiling-priced, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for supplies and services necessary to perform system integration of the UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. Electronically Scanned Array An electronically scanned array (ESA), or a phased array, offers many advantages over mechanically-scanned antennas such as instantaneous beam scanning, the availability of multiple concurrent agile beams and concurrently operating radar modes. Antenna (UESA UESA United Earth Sphere Alliance (Gundam Wing) UESA UHF Electronically Scanned Array UESA University Engineering Students' Association ) Mountaintop Radar Testbed (RTB) on Makaha Ridge, Kauai, Hawaii. The UESA RTB will support testing of advanced radar components that are potential candidates for replacement of the TRAC-A antenna currently in use on the Navy's E2-C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md. (88%), and Kauai, Hawaii (12%), and is expected to be completed in September 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured by electronic solicitation with 21 offers received. The Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-01-D-0407). |
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