United States: ATK and BAE Systems Team Awarded $32.2 Million Contract to Develop Joint Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft.Byline: kusumv03 Alliant Techsystems Alliant Techsystems NYSE: ATK is a major US aerospace and defense contractor with sales of approximately USD $3.6 billion (fiscal year 2007) [1] and strong positions in propulsion, composite structures, munitions, precision capabilities, and civil and sporting and BAE Systems announced they have been awarded a $32.2 million contract to develop the Joint Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS). JATAS is the next-generation missile warning system that will provide protection for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tilt-wing aircraft. The ATK ATK - Andrew Toolkit and BAE Systems team was one of two industry teams selected to execute the JATAS Technology Demonstration (TD) phase, scheduled for 16 months. This phase will culminate in flight demonstrations of prototype systems and a final down-select award by the Navy. Work on the contract will be performed in ATK's Woodland Hills, California and Clearwater, Florida facilities and at BAE Systems' facility in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. . As the manufacturers of the AAR-47 and AAR-57 missile warning systems, respectively, ATK and BAE Systems bring experience from over 5,000 rotary-wing threat warning installations that span the U.S. military as well as several allied nations. The ATK and BAE missile warning systems have protected aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS MANPADS Man-Portable Air Defense System ), known more familiarly as shoulder-fired missiles. The JATAS system will protect aircrews from MANPADS, and also detect laser-guided weapons and hostile fire In insurance law, a combustion that cannot be controlled, that escapes from where it was initially set and confined, or one that was not intended to exist. A hostile fire differs from a friendly fire, which burns in a place where it was intended to burn, such as one confined from small arms and rockets. JATAS is synthesized in an open architecture design that allows easy updates with other self-protection functions in the future. For example, the current expendable countermeasure can be augmented by a directable, infrared countermeasure (DIRCM DIRCM Directed Infrared Countermeasures DIRCM Directional Infrared Countermeasure ) using existing interfaces. "ATK and BAE Systems have developed and fielded combat-proven systems which have saved dozens of aircraft and their crews from hostile fire," said Bill Kasting, vice president and general manager of ATK's Integrated Systems division. "Our JATAS team brings together the best capabilities of our industry to develop an affordable, innovative and more capable system that aircrews can trust with their lives when flying in harm's way." "The team is committed to providing the best protection available to Navy and Marine aircrews," said Jim Crouch, vice president and general manager of Survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. & Protection Solutions at BAE Systems. "The entire team brings a rich blend of competencies in electronic warfare, and we're poised to execute this important program for the warfighter." Other members of the JATAS industry team include DRS DRS Drives (street suffix) DRS Dispute Resolution Service DRS Doctorandus DRS Department of Rehabilitative Services DRS Direct Registration System (securities) DRS Department of Rehabilitation Services , Goodrich, and Symetrics. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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