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Rockwell Collins receives $40.2M contract for E-8 simulator support
by Ed Adamczyk
Washington (UPI) Aug 5, 2019

Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions won a $40.2 million contract for E-8 Aircrew Training Device sustainment, the Defense Department announced Monday.

The contract calls for contractor logistics support and training systems support for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems [JSTARS] simulators. It is open-ended with no delivery date or quantity specified.

The E-8 plane, built by Northrop Grumman, is a U.S. Air Force airborne ground surveillance, battle management and command and control aircraft. It can track ground vehicles and some aircraft and after collecting imagery can relay tactical pictures to ground and air theater commanders. Developed from a Boeing 707, it is meant to detect and attack enemy armor and equipment at ranges beyond the forward area of troops.

Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will provide logistics and training support on its suites of trainers consisting of operator workstations, weapon system trainers and navigator training systems. Work will be performed at Robbins Air Force Base, Ga., and Sterling, Va.


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Lockheed awarded $1.1B for F-16 work for Slovakia, Iraq
Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2019
Lockheed Martin was awarded two contracts worth more than $1.1 billion by the U.S. Air Force for production, support and training on the F-16 for two allied nations. The two foreign military sales contracts, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, cover production and support of F-16 fighter aircraft for Slovakia, as well as contractor logistics support and a training detachment for the F-16 at Balad Air Base in Iraq. The contract for Slovakia, valued at just under $800 million ... read more

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