BAE SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION-FRIEND-OR-FOE SYSTEMS TO U.S. NAVY AND ARMY
21 Sep 2009 | Ref. 185/2009
GREENLAWN, New York - BAE Systems will provide identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) digital transponders, upgrade kits, and spares to the U.S. Navy and Army under a $20 million contract. The IFF systems increase situational awareness and help to positively establish the identity of friendly forces, reducing the risk of fratricide, or "friendly fire."
BAE Systems' IFF technology identifies aircraft and ships as friendly forces through transponders that are installed on submarines, surface ships, fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters. The transponders work by responding to interrogations from ground-based or airborne IFF interrogator systems.
"Through use of open-system architecture and field-programmable gate arrays, the transponders are designed to be serviced and upgraded solely through software modifications, reducing risks and costs associated with hardware modifications," said Sal Costa, director of identification solutions for BAE Systems.
Under the Naval Air Systems Command contract modification, BAE Systems will deliver 46 AN/APX-118 common digital transponders and 381 AN/APX-123 transponders to the Army and Navy, along with 400 modification kits and spares.
Work will be performed in Greenlawn, New York, and is expected to be completed in December 2011. BAE Systems has delivered more than 4,500 common transponders to the Navy and Army since 1999.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defense, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £18.5 billion (US $34.4 billion) in 2008.
For more information, please contact
Marianne Murphy, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 603-885-2812 Mobile: +1 603-315-1536
marianne.murphy@baesystems.com
Scott Fazekas, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8261 Mobile: +1 240 328 3603
scott.fazekas@baesystems.com
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