Contracts
SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ( www.supertech.com) has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force to develop semiconductor-tuned high-temperature-superconducting (HTS) filters for ultra-sensitive radio-frequency (SURF) receivers. The contract is valued at $4.7 million. Upon successful completion of the initial contract, the Air Force has an option to extend the contract for the delivery of a prototype rack-mountable system incorporating a reconfigurable, high-speed tuned filter. If exercised, the value of this contract extension option is $5.4 million and would be recognized over 12 months.
According to Jeff Quiram, STI president and CEO, “We are executing on our company strategy to extend our technology to new applications with existing customers. Most importantly, this contract moves us much closer to our corporate goal of achieving significant product sales to the US government, moving STI beyond its historical role as principally a provider of contract R&D services.” Bob Hammond, STI senior vice-president and chief technology officer (CTO), adds, “The SURF program, which builds on an STI proprietary approach to tuning filters, will incorporate semiconductor-tuning of HTS filters to enable microsecond tuning speed, while also reducing size and cost.”
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GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS ( www.generaldynamics.com) has received a $43.8 million contract from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command (Quantico, VA) for the delivery of spare parts for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EHV) and systems for developmental testing. The contract is a modification to the existing Marine Corps’ Systems Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract. Work for the EFV, an amphibious assault vehicle, will be performed by General Dynamics Amphibious Systems, an operating unit of General Dynamics Land Systems. The work is scheduled to be completed by September 2007.
Once deployed, the EFV will help the Marines sustain inland combat operations by maximizing tactical surprise; minimizing vulnerability on land; providing improved firepower, lethality, and survivability; and providing command, control, communication, computer intelligence (C4I) on-the-move capability. The EFV is capable of speeds on land to 45 mph and can travel in excess of 20 knots at sea. It is capable of launching forces from 20 to 25 nautical miles at sea.
Raytheon Nets Radar Contract RAYTHEON CO. has finalized a $184 million United States Navy contract for radar equipment for the Royal Australian Navy’s Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) and the Spanish Navy’s F-105 Frigate. Under the Foreign Military Sales contract, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will manufacture, integrate, and test AN/SPY- 1 D(V) system transmitters and MK99 Fire Control Systems for the AWD and F-105 programs. According to Dan Martin, vice president of Maritime Mission Systems at Raytheon IDS, “These mission-critical capabilities allow warfighters to detect and defend against current and future air and surface threats.” Both systems are currently onboard the US Navy’s fleet of cruisers and destroyers, Japanese Kongo-class destroyers, and Spanish F-100-class frigates.
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