BAE SYSTEMS plc2005-01-11 14:44:14
BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED QF-4 FULL-SCALE AERIAL TARGET CONTRACT
BAE Systems has been awarded a $21 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide 17 QF-4 Full-Scale Aerial Targets (FSATs) and associated technical support. This award exercises the first of five annual options of a production contract for Lot 11. If all options are awarded, the total contract value of lots 10-15 could be $225 million.
BAE Systems Flight Systems operations, located in Mojave, California, will perform the work. The production effort will be completed by August 2007 with a follow-on four-year warranty period. "BAE Systems welcomes this opportunity to continue to provide realistic targets to our valued customer. Our targets' contribution to weapons development and training directly affects the ability of our war fighters to prevail," said Paul Nafziger, BAE Systems vice president and general manager at Mojave.
BAE Systems is a world leader in converting retired fighter aircraft for use as unmanned targets. The company modified the QF-4 to be flown from U.S. Department of Defense test ranges for use in both the development of new weapons systems and to ensure those systems already deployed remain capable of neutralising enemy aircraft. To date, BAE Systems has converted 170 F-4s into full-scale aerial targets.
The Headquarters of Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting office.
BAE Systems has been awarded a $21 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide 17 QF-4 Full-Scale Aerial Targets (FSATs) and associated technical support. This award exercises the first of five annual options of a production contract for Lot 11. If all options are awarded, the total contract value of lots 10-15 could be $225 million.
BAE Systems Flight Systems operations, located in Mojave, California, will perform the work. The production effort will be completed by August 2007 with a follow-on four-year warranty period. "BAE Systems welcomes this opportunity to continue to provide realistic targets to our valued customer. Our targets' contribution to weapons development and training directly affects the ability of our war fighters to prevail," said Paul Nafziger, BAE Systems vice president and general manager at Mojave.
BAE Systems is a world leader in converting retired fighter aircraft for use as unmanned targets. The company modified the QF-4 to be flown from U.S. Department of Defense test ranges for use in both the development of new weapons systems and to ensure those systems already deployed remain capable of neutralising enemy aircraft. To date, BAE Systems has converted 170 F-4s into full-scale aerial targets.
The Headquarters of Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting office.
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