BAE SYSTEMS To Upgrade Power Supplies For Combat Aircraft
20 Oct 2004
BAE Systems recently received a $12.2 million contract to provide low-voltage power supplies to refit its AN/ALR-56C systems. The ALR-56C provides radar warning and situation awareness for the U.S. and Saudi Air Forces F-15 C/D/E aircraft.
The ALR-56C, is part of the fighter aircraft's integrated Tactical Electronic Warfare System. These next-generation power supplies will replace 20-year-old power supplies currently on board the F-15 fleet.
These power supplies will reduce maintenance costs and help the Air Force meet future operational requirements, said Ken Bond, ALR-56C program manager. BAE Systems in Yonkers, New York, designed and has produced the ALR-56C radar warning receiver since 1975.
Under the contract, BAE Systems will test and assemble more than 625 power supplies. Manufacture of the power supplies will be performed by a subcontractor, Keltec, a Crane Aerospace company in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
More than 900 ALR-56C systems have been produced and are deployed worldwide.
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia awarded the contract to BAE Systems September 20.
About BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems.
BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company employs more than 90,000 people and generates annual sales of more than 12 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.
BAE Systems North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 26,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defence electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas.
BAE Systems Communication, Navigation, Identification and Reconnaissance, headquartered in Wayne, N.J., is a team of more than 2,200 professionals building technically superior solutions that transform the armed forces' communication, situational awareness, mobility, and mission effectiveness.
BAE Systems, innovating for a safer world.
For further information please contact:
Claudette Hussey,
Information & Electronic Warfare Systems
Tel: +1 914 964 2739 Mobile: +1 914 912 8836
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