BAE Systems Provides Flight-Line Support for F-16 Fighters
11 Sep 2006 | Ref. 252/2006
FORT WORTH, Texas -- BAE Systems has received a $9.6 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide 41 next-generation Stores System Testers (SST) to support the F-16 Falcon fighter.
The SST is a next-generation flight-line and stores management system tester that replaces the currently fielded stores management test sets. The test sets will provide increased test capability and easier operation and maintenance, and are smaller than existing systems.
The SST, which can be adapted to any weapon platform, provides both flight-line and test and diagnostics capabilities for the stores management system and the various rails, launchers, guns, and pylons that comprise the F-16 weapons system.
"This contract marks the first large production lot and the start of the Air Force F-16 stores management system tester replacement program," said Bob Donahue, BAE Systems product line manager in Merrimack, New Hampshire. The Air Force is expected to procure about 250 SSTs over the next five to eight years.
To date, BAE Systems has delivered 38 Stores System Testers to various F-16 foreign military sales and direct customers. Work will be performed at the companys facilities in Merrimack and Nashua, N.H., and Fort Worth, Texas.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. BAE Systems, with more than 100,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $28 billion.
For further information, please contact
Marianne Murphy,BAE Systems
Tel: + 1 603-885-2812 Mobile: + 1 603-315-1536
marianne.murphy@baesystems.com
Susan Lenover, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703-907-8259 Mobile: +1 703-850-1621
susan.lenover@baesystems.com
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