Showing posts with label General Dynamics. Show all posts
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Friday, July 17, 2009

General Dynamics to provide support for U.S. Air Force centers

General Dynamics Awarded $68 Million Contract to Support the U.S. Air Force’s Air Defense Mission

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General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office to support the U.S. Air Force Air Defense Communications Service 2 program (ADCS2). The contract covers one base year with four option years and has a total potential value of $67.7 million if all options are exercised.

General Dynamics will provide around-the-clock operations and maintenance support for three Battle Control Centers and an Air Operations Center located in Rome, N.Y.; Panama City, Fla.; Tacoma, Wash.; and Anchorage, Alaska; and program management and engineering services for associated facilities worldwide. In addition, General Dynamics will serve as the single system manager for communications systems supporting the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s air sovereignty mission by developing, integrating and maintaining mission systems at the control centers and more than 150 remote site locations.

“General Dynamics will continue to support the U.S. Air Force by maintaining existing systems and through integration of current technology solutions for the United States’ air defense network,” said Charlie Plummer, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Air Force IT Solutions sector. “General Dynamics’ successful 25-year relationship with the customer and the program will allow us to provide comprehensive support on the extremely critical mission of securing the United States from potential threats.”

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

UK MOD upgrades the Bowman system

UK MOD Places £231M Contracts to Boost Battlefield Communications

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Two contracts, together worth £231M, have been awarded to General Dynamics UK to upgrade the UK Armed Forces’ Bowman military communications system, the Ministry of Defence announced today.

Bowman’s secure radio communications, declared in service on time in 2004, have been used on operations since 2005, together with a basic data capability. The Bowman system has been developed and integrated by General Dynamics UK into over 13,000 British Army vehicles, together with headquarters, ships, and helicopters. The MoD recently purchased an additional 2139 radios, with an option for a further 437, in order to meet the demands of current operations and their associated training needs.