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BAE SYSTEMS wins order for P-3C landing system receivers

19 Aug 2002

BAE Systems has received a $2 million order from the U.S. Air Force to provide Multi-Mode Landing System Receivers for various Air Force and Department of Defense aircraft to meet Global Air Traffic Management requirements.

Multi-Mode Receivers (MMR), produced by BAE Systems Communication, Navigation & Identification business unit in Wayne, New Jersey, are capable of operating on multiple systems, permitting military aircraft to communicate with any airfield using landing aids. Worldwide standards are migrating from terrestrial-based to satellite-based landing aids, airfields no longer use only one landing system. BAE Systems MMR's are capable of operating in the following modes: FM-immune Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Global Positioning System (GPS) en route navigation, VHF Omni-Range (VOR), and growth to future navigation systems.

The order, to deliver 52 systems over the next seven months, was made on a best value determination. This Air Force order is one of four multiple award contracts that was competitively awarded in Fiscal Year 1999.

The systems will be installed aboard U.S. Navy P-3C aircraft, providing the aircraft with an FM-immune Instrument Landing System (ILS). FM immunity, the ability to identify and filter out stray FM signals (adjacent to the ILS band), is required for receivers operating in Europe.

About BAE SYSTEMS:

BAE Systems is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE Systems employs nearly 100,000 people including Joint Ventures, and has annual sales of around 13 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE Systems designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defence products. BAE Systems is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions.

BAE Systems North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 22,000 Americans who live and work in 30 states and Washington, D.C. -- dedicated to solving our customers needs with both highly innovative and leading-edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology and services arenas.

BAE Systems Communication, Navigation & Identification, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, employs more than 1,300 professionals, innovating technically superior solutions that transform the armed forces' communication, mobility, and mission effectiveness.