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UNITED STATES : BAE Secures $36M Production Contract for ALE-55 System
Publish Date : 30-Sep-2011
BAE Systems wins $36M full rate production contractBAE Systems received its first Full Rate Production contract for its ALE-55 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures subsystem from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command worth $36.7M, exercising a contract option modifying its firm fixed price.
The ALE-55 system consists of an onboard electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber-optic towed decoy (FOTD). The EFC converts radio frequency signals sent from the plane’s electronic warfare system into data coded and transmitted via light to the fiber optic towed decoy. The award includes associated technical support and recurring engineering efforts associated with the order, as well as the additional manufacture of EFC’s and FOTD’s.
“This is a giant step forward,” said Mike Pepin, vice president and general manager of the Company’s Survivability and Protection Systems business area. “The ALE-55 now is officially a program of record after two years of Low Rate Production. We’re extremely pleased and encouraged our proven technology is being recognized as an effective, affordable solution and being given the opportunity to protect our warfighters as they fly into harm’s way.”
The ALE-55 System will be incorporated into the Naval Air Systems’ Strike Fighter fleet. Work is expected to be complete in summer 2013.
