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DARPA Dedicates Its 'Immune Building' at Fort Leonard Wood Far from looking like a hardened facility, Nord Hall at Fort Leonard Wood Army base in Missouri is indeed just that -- the first "immune building" designed to meet the challenges of a new era in homeland threats. Read more ...   New Cold Weather Gear Helps U.S. Soldiers 'Outlast the Enemy' 01.03.07 -- Soldiers fighting in the mountains of Iraq and Afghanistan during the cold winter months will soon be wearing the latest in "cold weather" gear fashioned by a team of 10 U.S. technical garment manufacturers and technical textile companies. The team is being led by ADS Inc., which today announced it was awarded a $220 million contract to manage and procure the U.S. Army's new Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS). If all contract options are exercised, the total contract value could exceed $1.1 billion.
The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office, Product Manager, Clothing and Individual Equipment (CIE) awarded the one-year contract, which includes the option for four additional $220 million one-year extensions. The third generation of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System features what ADS describes as a "radical re-design" of the cold weather clothing system. The U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division field tested 18,000 of the Generation III ECWCS systems in Afghanistan last fall and gave the system a very strong review, the company said, quoting LTC Christopher Cavoli of the 10th Mountain Division as saying, "During Operation Mountain Lion I found myself praying for bad weather, the first time in my military career I was actually begging for a cold front to come through. I knew my soldiers could handle it and the enemy couldn't. ECWCS allowed my men to outlast the enemy on their own terrain. When the enemy was forced out of the mountains due to the bitter cold to take shelter, that's when we got them." Based on layering systems currently utilized by mountaineering professionals, the Generation III ECWCS system includes light-weight and mid-weight Polartec Powerdry moisture wicking shirt and briefs, a Polartec Thermal Pro fleece jacket, a nylon/ spandex wind jacket, a soft shell jacket and trousers using Nextec fabric, a Gore-Tex wet weather jacket and trousers, and a Primaloft insulated loft parka and trousers for extreme cold weather conditions. "ADS is extremely proud to have been selected as the integrator fulfilling the Army's cold weather clothing requirements," said ADS CEO Luke Hillier. "Our company has worked closely with the Army and the best garment manufacturers and textile mills in the United States to create this technologically advanced clothing system. The Generation III ECWCS program will ensure our soldiers are the best equipped warfighters in the world and this program will change the way the fight can be brought to the enemy." EADS North America Delivers 'Dakota' to U.S. Army 12-12-06 - EADS North America officially delivered the U.S. Army's first UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter today during a ceremony at the Columbus, Mississippi, facility where the twin-engine helicopter will be produced. Designated the Lakota for the tribe of the Great Sioux Nation, the UH-72A replaces the RAH-66 Commanche program. Plans call for the purchase of an additional 322 of the aircraft, which will be used to conduct homeland security, Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) and support of the Army Test and Training Centers missions, among other applications. To date, the Army has ordered a total of 42 UH-72As from EADS North America, along with the associated training services for pilots and maintenance personnel. If all aircraft are purchased, the contract could total $3 billion.
"EADS North America is fully committed to meeting the Army's fast-paced requirement for UH-72A deliveries," Ralph Crosby, Jr., EADS North America's chairman and CEO, said during the ceremony. "We are proud to provide the UH-72A months ahead of schedule, an accomplishment that reflects our decision to locate production in Mississippi and our prior investment in this program's success." EADS North America said the Columbus-based factory of its American Eurocopter business unit is undergoing a major expansion to support the UH-72A production, assembly and delivery. Employment at the facility is approximately 140, and will continue to grow to approximately 330. Forty more light utility helicopters currently are in the production cycle for delivery to the Army during 2007 and 2008. EADS North America is to deliver a second UH-72A before year-end. Advocacy Group Seeks More Private Enterprise Participation in Homeland Security Technology Development By Karen Peterson
Developing the technology needed to help secure the U.S. against terrorist attacks is a task too important to be left solely in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security, a Northern California-based homeland security advocacy group contends.
By Karen Peterson
In the case of WhereNet, that technolgy is RFID real-time tracking, and it's found a home where the Department of Homeland Security is now focusing attention -- on bolstering protection at the nation's busy ocean terminals. Read more ...
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 Lockheed Martin Awarded $619 Million to Begin Production of THAAD Weapon System 01.03.07 -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $619 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to begin production of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. Designed to defend U.S. troops, allied forces, population centers and critical infrastructure against short- to intermediate range ballistic missiles, THAAD comprises a fire control and communications system, interceptors, launchers and a radar. The THAAD interceptor uses hit-to-kill technology to destroy targets, and is the only weapon system that engages threat ballistic missiles at both endo- and exo-atmospheric altitudes. The contract for the first two THAAD fire units includes 48 interceptors, six launchers and two fire control and communications units. The system is scheduled for fielding in fiscal 2009. Raytheon, Army Finalize Contract for Cruise Missile Tracking System 01.03.07 -- Raytheon Company has completed negotiations with the U.S. Army that finalized a contract modification for system development and demonstration of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS). Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems' (IDS) JLENS provides a long-duration, wide-area cruise missile defense capability while also providing elevated communications capabilities. JLENS also supports situational awareness for the battlefield commander. The system provides over-the-horizon detection and tracking of incoming cruise missiles with sufficient warning to enable air defense systems to engage and defeat the threat. Each JLENS consists of a long-range surveillance radar and a high-performance fire control radar, each integrated onto a large aerostat connected via tether to a ground-based processing station. System testing is scheduled to begin in 2010 with program completion in 2012. defense, law enforcement and environmental protection. AM General, General Dynamics Land Systems Form Joint Venture to Compete for JLTV Program Bacteriophage from OmniLytics Approved for Use on Animal Hides as Defense Against E.coli |
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