BAE SYSTEMS AND ARMY DEPOT SIGN PRODUCT SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP
12-13-2006
TOBYHANNA, Pa. — BAE Systems and the Tobyhanna Army Depot today signed a partnership agreement to better provide the Army with cost-effective weapon systems, support, and rapid product improvements.
The depot provides repair and overhaul services on a variety of aircraft and ground-based weapon systems. The BAE Systems/Tobyhanna Army Depot team will focus on product total life-cycle management, reliability growth, depot maintenance optimization, supply-chain management, obsolescence management, engineering changes, and product improvement.
“Through this partnership, we will provide our warfighters with the most dependable products available, and the capability to field and support equipment as quickly as possible,” said Jeff Cook, BAE Systems’ vice president for Readiness and Sustainment in Nashua, N.H. “We are honored to join forces with the Army to better serve the needs of our nation’s fighting forces.”
BAE Systems and the Tobyhanna depot have a history of collaborating to enhance the safety and operational readiness of Army aviation assets. One recent example is the development and fielding of desert filter kits for AN/ALQ-144 infrared countermeasures systems equipped aircraft. BAE Systems and Tobyhanna already are teaming to support the rapid fielding and future repair of BAE Systems’ Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) electronic components, deployed on aircraft throughout Southwest Asia. CMWS is flying on multiple Army and allied helicopters and Army fixed-wing aircraft and is credited with saving numerous aircraft and crews from man-portable air defense missiles.
The Tobyhanna Army Depot is part of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command. The depot in northeastern Pennsylvania is the Department of Defense’s largest center for the repair, overhaul, and fabrication of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems that range from tactical field radios to the ground terminals that support the defense satellite communications network.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier trans-Atlantic 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 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $22 billion, excluding the group's former interest in Airbus.
For further information, contact:
Marianne Murphy, BAE Systems
Tel: 603-885-2812 Mobile: 603-315-1536
marianne.murphy@baesystems.com
Susan Lenover, BAE Systems
Tel: 703-907-8259 Mobile: 703-850-1621
susan.lenover@baesystems.com
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