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Farnborough 2014: US Air Force awards Raytheon $80 million for MALD-J.
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Farnborough
International AirShow 2014 International Aviation & Aerospace defence exhibition 14 - 20 July 2014 Farnborough , United Kingdom |
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Raytheon MALD-J at Farnborough AirShow 2014 |
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| Farnborough 2014: US Air Force awards Raytheon $80 million for MALD-J | |||
Raytheon Company announced during the Farnborough 2014 International Airshow
that it has been awarded an $80,768,012 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee
contract for the Lot 7 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) missile
(200 each) to include: data, mission planning, process verification program,
and operational flight software. |
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 Raytheon MALD-J (center) on display at Farnborough 2014 |
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Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed
by June 30, 2016. This award is a result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014 procurement and operations and maintenance funds are being obligated in the amount of $79,112,476 at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EBJM, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8682-14-C-0004). About MALD and MALD-J MALD® is a state-of-the-art, low-cost expendable flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs fewer than 300 pounds and has a range of approximately 500 nautical miles. MALD-J adds radar-jamming capability to the basic MALD platform. MALD confuses enemy air defenses by duplicating friendly aircraft flight profiles and radar signatures. MALD-J maintains all capabilities of MALD and adds jamming capabilities. Raytheon began delivery of MALD-Js in the fall of 2012. |
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