USAF Awards GD Contract For Alternative Infrared Satellite System

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by Staff Writers
Fairfax VA (SPX) Dec 12, 2006
General Dynamics was awarded a $23.3 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles, Calif., to support research and development efforts on the Alternative Infrared Satellite System (AIRSS) program. Under this contract, General Dynamics will perform system requirements reviews, system design reviews and solution refinements to define alternatives to the Space Based Infrared High (SBIRS-High) GEO-3 satellite program.

The AIRSS program is intended to provide strategic and tactical missile warning and missile defense for the U.S., beginning in 2015.

General Dynamics will also evaluate space and ground system integration approaches for geosynchronous and highly elliptical orbit applications. The total contract duration is 18 months.

"General Dynamics will deliver an innovative and responsive AIRSS program to ensure the Air Force has the best options with the greatest risk-reduction from which to solicit a future missile warning program," said Patricia Oleson, vice president for space systems at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

The work will be performed at General Dynamics facilities in Gilbert, Ariz. Teammates on the program include Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif.; Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Garland, Texas; and Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Linthicum, Md.

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