Harris gets $54 million contract for aircraft countermeasures system

Space Industry and Business News

Harris gets $54 million contract for aircraft countermeasures system
by Geoff Ziezulewicz
Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2016

disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only

Harris Corp. has been awarded a $54 million U.S. Air Force contract for engineering work on the AN/ALQ-172 aircraft countermeasure system.

The cost-plus-fixed fee contract will cover engineering services applicable to the AN/ALQ-172 Line Replaceable Unit-1 countermeasures receiver.

It also calls for non-recurring engineering services for the form, fit and function interface, as well as redesign, development of data, manufacturing and delivery of prototypes that will meet legacy specification requirements.

Work will be performed in New Jersey. The estimated completion date is September 2020.

The Air Force Sustainment Center is the contracting activity.

The ALQ-172 has over the past decade defended B-52 bombers and C-130 aircraft against radio frequency threats in combat missions.

The system can simultaneously counter multiple pulse, continuous wave, pulse Doppler and mono-pulse threats.

It is integrated with the aircraft controls and displays to offer aircrews protection against sophisticated radar-directed threats.

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

.

Related Links
Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com

Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks

Previous Report

Boeing challenges Denmark's choice of fighter jets
Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 15, 2016
Boeing accused the Danish government Thursday of overseeing a "fundamentally flawed" process to replace its fleet of fighter jets which saw the US defence giant lose out to competitor Lockheed Martin. In June, Denmark decided to replace its ageing fleet of F-16s with 27 US-built Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters in a deal valued at 20 billion kroner (2.69 billion euros, $3.02 billi ... read more

State Dept. approves possible radar sale to Egypt

Deriving inspiration from the dragon tree

New material with exceptional negative compressibility

Tuning materials and devices to adapt to their environment

Newest DARPA Challenge: 'Shift Paradigm' With Robot Radio

SES Government solutions to provide the US with a high performance network

The sky's no limit for young space professionals

Datron gets $495 million Afghan radio contract

Virgin Galactic signs Sky and Space Global as LauncherOne customer

A quartet of Galileo satellites is prepared for launch on Ariane 5

What Happened to Sea Launch

SpaceX scours data to try to pin down cause rocket explosion on launch pad

2 SOPS bids farewell to miracle satellite

Inferring urban travel patterns from cellphone data

Positioning exact to the millimeter

India to Provide Cost Incentives to Use Homemade Version of GPS

Future US bomber will be called Raider, honoring planes that hit Japan

Egyptian Navy receives second Mistral helicopter carrier

Lockheed gets $136 million delivery order for F-35 spares

China to be first trillion-dollar air market: Boeing

Semiconducting inorganic double helix

One-pot synthesis towards sulfur-based organic semiconductors

Seeing energized light-active molecules proves quick work for Argonne scientists

Silicon nanoparticles instead of expensive semiconductors

Rezatec to develop the use of satellite data in evaluating plant health in UK

NASA satellite spots dozens of Russian wildfires

Vega to launch ESA's wind mission

THEMIS sees Auroras move to the rhythm of Earth's magnetic field

China ship owners pay up for Australia reef disaster

Southeat Asian haze crisis killed over 100,000: study

ICC prosecutors to step up focus on ecological crimes

Russian metals giant admits red river leak

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.