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Raytheon Secures Contract For Production Of Towed Decoys
Goleta CA (SPX) May 19, 2009 Raytheon has received a $19.8 million contract for continued production of its ALE-50 line of towed decoys. The award by the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center represents the 13th production lot of ALE-50 decoys, which are used by the Navy as well as the Air Force. The contract calls for 807 decoys for the Air Force to be delivered through April 2011. "The performance of our ALE-50 decoy is second to none," said Roy Azevedo, deputy vice president for Raytheon's Tactical Airborne Systems business area. "It is an important part of Raytheon's advanced complement of integrated avionics that help control the battlespace." Production of ALE-50 equipment began in December 1996. Completion of the Lot 13 program will bring the total number of decoys produced by Raytheon to 26,489. Towed decoy systems enhance aircraft survivability by acting as preferential targets for many types of missiles. Raytheon's ALE-50 system has played a key role in aircraft self-protection for several military conflicts and currently equips F-16, B-1B and F/A-18 aircraft. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Boeing Awarded Contract To Develop Counter-Electronics HPM Aerial DemonstratorSt. Louis MO (SPX) May 19, 2009 Boeing was awarded a $38 million contract April 27 to develop and test a nonlethal, high power microwave (HPM) airborne demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Counter-electronics High power microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP). The CHAMP Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program will be the first to demonstrate a counter-electronics HPM aerial ... read more |
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