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BAE SYSTEMS receives satellite components contract from TRW

15 Jul 2002

BAE Systems has been awarded a $55 million contract from TRW to develop and build radiation-hardened electronics for the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite system.

Information & Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS) Space Systems and Electronics business area will provide its RAD750 single-board computers for the AEHF system's digital payload as well as a variety of radiation-hardened custom logic and memory components built at IEWS' Manassas, Virginia, facility.

"BAE Systems Space Electronics will play a key role on the AEHF system, providing a wide variety of radiation-hardened products to ensure the success of this important defense communications project," said Don Taylor, manager of BAE Systems VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) Products business line.

The AEHF System is designed to be a four-satellite, cross-linked constellation in geosynchronous orbit that will provide secure, survivable, and protected communications systems for the U.S. military. The AEHF system will replace the current MILSTAR-II communications system.

The BAE Systems contract with TRW's Space & Electronics group will run through 2004. It includes development and production of assets for engineering models and two flight models.

The AEHF Program is managed by the U.S. Space Command's MILSATCOM Joint Program Office (MJPO) within the Space and Missile Center. Lockheed Martin is the AEHF System prime contractor and will be providing the spacecraft bus and Mission Control Segment. TRW will be the payload integrator.
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 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 Information & Electronic Warfare Systems business unit employs 4,600 people at eight major facilities in five states. The business unit is a major producer of aircraft self-protection systems and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems for all branches of the armed forces. Other major business areas include microwave, mission and space electronics; infrared imaging; and automated mission planning systems.

For further information please contact:

Greg Lowell, Information & Electronic Warfare Systems Communications
Tel: +1 603 885 4038 Fax: +1 603 885 2813
gregory.j.lowell@baesystems.com