Extended Support for U.S. Army's Javelin Missile System

U.S. Army Awards Javelin Joint Venture Five-Year $298.6 Million Support Contract

Reference: Raytheon

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The U.S. Army selected the Raytheon Company-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture to provide life-cycle contract support for the Javelin anti-tank missile and command launch unit. The five-year $298.6 million contract has a fiscal year 2009 funded value of $34.9 million. It requires the Javelin Joint Venture to provide the U.S. Army with depot spares, repair support, training and data.

Javelin is the world's first man-portable, fire-and-forget, medium-range missile system. The compact, lightweight missile is designed for one-soldier operations in all environments.

"The Javelin life-cycle contract support team continues to provide exceptional support to our warfighters with amazing turnaround time for hardware returned for repair or upgrade," said Barry James, vice president of the Javelin Joint Venture. "The team has been able to coordinate shipments in and out of theater to the repair facility and back to the front line in a matter of days. We are committed to providing world-class focused support to ensure combat readiness."

50 new Mine Detection Systems for the U.S. Army

Niitek awarded $38.2 Million Contract

Reference: Chemring

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Chemring Group PLC announced that its US subsidiary, Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology, Inc. (“NIITEK”), has been awarded a $38.2 million contract from the US Army for the supply and support of fifty Husky Mine Detection Systems for high reliability route clearance of buried mines in support of US peacekeeping operations around the world. Deliveries under the contract will be made over the period to June 2010.

Dr David Price, Chief Executive of Chemring, commented: “I am delighted with the success of our recent acquisition, NIITEK, and its Husky Mine Detection System that is starting to make an important contribution to the safety of US Army troops operating in Afghanistan. The final contract for the fifty systems, spares and support is expected to be worth in excess of $75 million.”

New Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar for the U.S. Army

EQ-36 Radar Delivered After Live-fire Testing at Yuma Proving Ground

Reference: Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Non-Recurring Engineering Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar System (EQ-36) to the U.S. Army. The EQ-36 radar’s delivery on July 2 followed its successful live-fire performance testing against indirect fire from mortars, artillery and rockets from a simulated enemy. The series of tests, held this spring at the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, included engineering, contractor and government acceptance testing.

To accelerate the fielding of the EQ-36 radar, the U.S. Army in June 2008 exercised contract options with Lockheed Martin for 12 additional systems, which will include enhanced performance capabilities. Further, to support the war fighter, delivery of all 12 systems has been accelerated. With production for both orders now running in parallel, the remaining EQ-36 systems will be delivered by fall 2010.