ADi News2011-09-28 10:37:12
BAE Systems ALE-55 Wins $36M Full Rate Production Contract
28 Sep 2011 | Ref. 190/2011
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems received its first Full Rate Production contract for its ALE-55 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures subsystem from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command worth $36.7 million, exercising a contract option modifying its firm fixed price.
"This is a great day for Naval Aviation," said CAPT Paul Overstreet USN, PMA-272 Program Manager of the NAVAIR Program Management team responsible for the system's development. "The introduction of the ALE-55 into our Strike Fighter fleet is a crucial step forward in protecting our aircrews and accomplishing our mission."
The ALE-55 system consists of an onboard electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber-optic towed decoy (FOTD). The EFC converts radio frequency signals sent from the plane's electronic warfare system into data coded and transmitted via light to the fiber optic towed decoy. The award includes associated technical support and recurring engineering efforts associated with the order, as well as the additional manufacture of EFC's and FOTD's.
28 Sep 2011 | Ref. 190/2011
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems received its first Full Rate Production contract for its ALE-55 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures subsystem from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command worth $36.7 million, exercising a contract option modifying its firm fixed price.
"This is a great day for Naval Aviation," said CAPT Paul Overstreet USN, PMA-272 Program Manager of the NAVAIR Program Management team responsible for the system's development. "The introduction of the ALE-55 into our Strike Fighter fleet is a crucial step forward in protecting our aircrews and accomplishing our mission."
The ALE-55 system consists of an onboard electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber-optic towed decoy (FOTD). The EFC converts radio frequency signals sent from the plane's electronic warfare system into data coded and transmitted via light to the fiber optic towed decoy. The award includes associated technical support and recurring engineering efforts associated with the order, as well as the additional manufacture of EFC's and FOTD's.
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