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Naval
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Sonobuoy TechSystems Awarded $13.3M in Direct Foreign Sales Contracts |
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Sparton Corporation (SPA)
and USSI, a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (ULE) announce
the award of subcontracts valued at $13.3 million from their ERAPSCO/Sonobuoy
TechSystems joint venture.
The contract is for the manufacture of Passive and Active Sonobuoys
in support of multiple international awards for exercises planned
with the U.S. Navy as well as independent training and exercises as
sanctioned under export regulations. ERAPSCO/Sonobuoy TechSystems
will provide manufacturing subcontracts in the amount of $5.6 million
to Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. and $7.7 million to USSI. Production
will take place at Sparton’s De Leon Springs, FL facility and
USSI’s Columbia City, IN facility with completion planned by
June 2014.
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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 14, 2012) Sailors unload sonobuoys
from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Raptors of Helicopter
Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the guided-missile cruiser
USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released) |
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The
Passive and Active Sonobuoys to be manufactured under this contract
are used for detection, classification, and localization of adversary
submarines during peacetime and combat operations.
ERAPSCO/Sonobuoy TechSystems is the choice of many international customers
for assistance in protecting their borders with leading-edge products
developed by the joint venture partners. ERAPSCO welcomes opportunities
to play a role in the defense activities of foreign allies, and views
the expansion of the number of contracts it’s received from foreign
nations as demonstration of its progress into markets outside the U.S.
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