Monday, April 18, 2011

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing, Australia Announce Order For 5th C-17 Globemaster III

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing, Australia Announce Order For 5th C-17 Globemaster III
(NSI News Source Info) LONG BEACH, Calif., - April 18, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the Commonwealth of Australia has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire a fifth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The Foreign Military Sale allows the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to expand its C-17 fleet as it faces an increased demand for humanitarian and disaster relief missions.

RAAF C-17s supported relief efforts to earthquake- and tsunami-affected regions in Japan under Operation PACIFIC ASSIST for nearly two weeks in March. The RAAF delivered personnel and more than 1 million pounds of cargo -- including food and water, vehicles, disaster relief equipment, and pumps to help cool the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Weeks earlier, the RAAF supported relief efforts in Christchurch, New Zealand, following an earthquake there, and to several communities in Queensland, Australia, that were affected by flooding.

"Boeing thanks the RAAF, a C-17 customer since 2006, for its confidence in the airlifter's capabilities," said Bob Ciesla, C-17 program manager for Boeing. "We salute the RAAF and its crews, who helped save lives in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. We are proud to serve as their partner." Due to the RAAF's immediate need for an additional airlifter, the U.S. Air Force has approved Australia’s request to take delivery of its fifth C-17 in August. The airlifter will be assigned to RAAF Base Amberley’s 36 Squadron, near Brisbane.

The C-17 can transport large payloads across vast ranges, land on short, austere runways, and operate in extreme climates. It is the only airlifter that possesses both tactical and strategic capabilities. Boeing provides support to the RAAF's C-17s through the C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership, a Performance-Based Logistics program that includes an extensive support network.

Boeing has delivered 230 C-17s worldwide to date, including 20 to international customers. The U.S. Air Force -- including active National Guard and Reserve units -- has taken delivery of 210. Other customers include the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the Canadian Air Force, the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, and the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence.

For information on Boeing Defense, Space & Security in Australia, visit www.boeing.com.au.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 66,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 18, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 18, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - April 18, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued April 18, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

CBY Design Bulders, A Joint Venture of CDM, Brasfield & Gorrie, and Yates Construction, New Orleans, La., was awarded a $674,998,555 firm-fixed-price contract April 13, 2011. The award will provide for the permanent canal closures and pumps along the 17th street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue Outfall Canals at or near Lake Pontchartrain, Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, La. Work will be completed in Jefferson Parish, La., and Orleans Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet with seven bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-11-C-0035).

Ahtna Facility Services, Incorporated, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $10,115,467 firm-fixed-price contract April 13, 2011. The award will provide for the continuation of hospital housekeeping services. Work will be performed in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Medical Command, Southern Regional Contracting Office, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W81K04-10-D-0006).

CACI-WGI, Incorporated, Chantilly, Va., was awarded a $9,044,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract April 13, 2011. The award will provide for the rapidly deployable expertise and support in all aspects of counter-improvised explosive device operations. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va.; Afghanistan; and Iraq; with an estimated completion date of April 21, 2013. Four bids were solicited with two bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-D-0027).

General Dynamics Lands System, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded an $8,400,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract April 14, 2011. The award will provide for the technical support for the Abrams Tank program. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 19, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).

NAVY

L-3 Communications, Norfolk, Va. (N00189-07-D-0029), and Perot Systems Government Services, Fairfax, Va. (N00189-07-D-0030), are each being awarded modifications under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing multiple award contracts to provide submarine mechanical/electronics system engineering, analytical, logistics and technical support services to Norfolk Ship Support Activity (NSSA). L-3 Communications will be awarded $75,000,000 and Perot Systems Government Services will also be awarded $75,000,000. Work will be performed in various locations in the continental U.S. (90 percent), and in various locations outside the continental U.S. (10 percent), and work is expected to be complete February 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $23,827,559 firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-09-G-0014) for the procurement of 76 acoustic processor and receiver tech refresh retrofit kits for the AN/USQ-78(V) acoustic processor for P-3C Update III Program. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., and is expected to be completed in February 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,080,654 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0007) for the design, qualification, and production implementation of the digital scene matching area correlator (DSMAC) sensor assembly for the Tomahawk Block IV all-up-round missile. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. (66 percent); Glenrothes, Scotland (27 percent); Midland Ontario, Canada (6 percent) and various locations within the United States (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - IVORY COAST NEWS: Country Returns To Normalcy After Months Of Chao

DTN News - IVORY COAST NEWS: Country Returns To Normalcy After Months Of Chao

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 18, 2011:Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's Republican Forces (FRCI) and French soldiers of the Operation Licorne (Unicorn) patrol in the first infantry battalion military camp left by former strongman Laurent Gbagbo's Defense and security Forces on April 17, 2011 in Abidjan. (Photo - Getty Images)

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