FAIRFAX, Va., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy has
awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a five-year, $27
million contract for performance-based logistics support of mission
computers in Navy F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier aircraft. General
Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Work will be performed in Bloomington, Minn., and will include the
repair of advanced mission computers developed by General Dynamics for the
F/A-18E, F/A-18F and EA-18G model aircraft, and the mission systems
computer developed by General Dynamics for the AV-8B.
Under this performance-based contract, General Dynamics will be
responsible for the logistics support of the systems, including making
repairs, providing spare systems and modules, arranging transportation,
managing obsolescence and controlling inventories. General Dynamics will
focus on improving reliability and implementing processes that reduce
turnaround time and repair costs.
Mike Tweed-Kent, vice president and general manager of integrated
combat systems for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, said,
"General Dynamics looks forward to strengthening the government-industry
partnership with the Navy and working together to meet the challenges ahead
to support the sailors and Marines in the fleet. We have a solid history of
providing highly reliable mission computers for the Navy's airborne
programs, and we are eager to use this new performance-based logistics
contract to deliver systems that are ready when the Navy needs them."
The General Dynamics airborne mission computers are ruggedized,
high-performance/high-reliability mission and display-processing systems,
built on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)-based, open systems architectures
and are configurable to any operating environment. The systems perform
general purpose, input/output, video, voice and graphics processing and are
designed to operate reliably in the extreme environmental conditions of
today's high-performance fighter aircraft.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems designs, develops,
manufactures, integrates, operates and maintains mission systems for
defense, space, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, homeland
security and homeland defense customers. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., the
company specializes in ground systems; imagery processing; mission
payloads; space vehicles; maritime subsurface, surface and airborne mission
systems; and tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and
dissemination programs for national intelligence. More information is
available on the Internet at http://www.gd-ais.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs
approximately 84,000 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2
billion. More information about the company is available online at
http://www.generaldynamics.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
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http://www.generaldynamics.com/
CONTACT:
Brenda Burdick of General Dynamics Advanced
Information Systems, +1-413-494 3851, or Cell: +1-413-281-8677,
Brenda.Burdick@gd-ais.com
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