DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 5, 2012

Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 5, 2012

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 155-12 March 5, 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 5, 2012: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  March 5, 2012 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

            AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron, Inc. company, was awarded a three-year contract to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance service in support of U.S. Special Operations Command with the Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System II.  The value of the contract was approved up to $600,000,000.  AAI will provide the service with contractor-owned and contractor-operated equipment.  Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., and overseas.  U.S. Special Operations Command Headquarters Procurement Division, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity.

NAVY

            General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Williston, Vt., is being awarded a $7,789,950 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-10-C-0024) to exercise an option for 21 M61A2 20mm Lightweight Gatling Gun Systems in support of fiscal 2012 F/A-18 E/F aircraft.  Work will be performed in Williston, Vt., and is expected to be completed in February 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. DoD issued No. 155-12 March 5, 2012
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