Archive for the 'U.S. Air Force' Category
Nov 27, 2009, post by Artur Ślesik
KBR Inc. awarded a basic contract by the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment to compete for future task orders Co has been awarded a basic contract by the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) Contracting Officer to compete for future task orders.
KBR is one of 23 companies that received contract award notification from AFCEE in the Full & Open competition.
The total contract value to be dispersed among participating contractors is $3 billion and has a base contract period of five years. Under the contract and upon award of future task order(s), KBR will provide a full range of engineering and construction activities necessary to meet Air Force and other customer requirements.
Nov 19, 2009, post by awatrobski
The U.S. Air Force has received a wing inspection system from Veracity Technology Solutions crafted to reduce downtime for aircraft.
U.S. company Veracity announced it has delivered non-destructive inspection units to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The technology is part of an effort to improve aft wing inspections capabilities.
Veracity says its customized inspection units reduce KC-135 aircraft downtime by more effectively locating cracks while also providing a safer work environment for Air Force personnel.
“We are pleased that we had the opportunity to work with the government to improve this inspection process,” Gary Hensley, Veracity president, informed in a statement.
“Technicians have qualified and validated the Veracity solution and based on the results, this technology will not only save a significant amount of money, but the aircraft will be back in service faster — and with the high operational tempo of our military, that’s critical.”
Oct 14, 2009, post by awatrobski
General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a $37 million contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 (KIV-78) cryptographic modules and spare parts.
The IFF cryptographic modules enable precise identification of ‘friendly’ aircraft by ships, ground forces and other aircraft operating in increasingly large and crowded battlespaces. Deliveries from the five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract begin in May 2010; the initial delivery order is valued at approximately $3.5 million. The Air Force Cryptologic Systems Group is the contracting authority.
The KIV-78 modules are part of the Mark XIIA Identification Friend or Foe system, which is currently used by the Air Force and the Navy. The Mark XIIA system works alongside other U.S. military force-protection systems including Blue Force Tracking and Battlefield Combat Identification Systems. The encryption technology used in the IFF system is part of the General Dynamics “Family of Advanced Core Cryptographic Technologies” (FAC2T). FAC2T is a broad offering of embeddable cryptographic technologies that address a variety of military and government requirements for high-assurance, low-power, small-size, multiple-level, wireless, high-speed communications information-security solutions.
