Raytheon Co., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $5,000,000 not-to-exceed order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-02-G-0350).Raytheon Co., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $5,000,000 not-to-exceed order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-02-G-0350) for requirements development and initial design of the Block 3 Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD GHMD Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration ) data control processor, data link controls and payload processing and preparation of an engineering plan to integrate thetactical control system (TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged. ) Block 3 into existing ship intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance systems. The TCS will provide a single unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) ) mission planning, command and control, data processing and dissemination system for operation of the medium altitude endurance (MAE) and tactical family of UAVs, along with full interoperability with Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, MAE UAV, future tactical UAVs and GHMD UAV. Work will be performed in Falls Church, Va. (80%), and Rancho Bernardo, Calif. (20%), and is expected to be completed in December 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 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). , Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. |
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