Boeing is to produce 689 combat survivor evader locator radios under a $29.1 million US Air Force contract, which includes Block 2 software upgrades. Under a $57.1 million US Navy contract, Boeing will provide logistics support for the F/A-18E/F and its Raytheon ATFLIR targeting pod. Vision Systems International has received a $60.1 million Boeing contract for 300 JHMCS helmet-mounted cueing systems to equip F-15s, F-16s and F/A-18s. AMS will provide a radar track management system to Denel, which is prime contractor for the South African National Defence Force's ground-based air defence system. The Greek defence and merchant navy ministries have placed a €47 million ($50.5 million) contract for five Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin 2 helicopters, plus one option, for harbour surveillance during the 2004 Olympic Games. Israel Military Industries (IMI) has received a $12.5 million US Navy contract for an additional quantity of I-TALDs (Improved Tactical Air Launched Decoys). Thales-Raytheon Systems will provide a Link 16 datalink subsystem for the Iceland Air Defence System under a $25 million US Air Force contract. Lockheed Martin is to demonstrate a capability to detect, locate and negate electro-optical and infrared sensors and trackers under an $8 million US Air Force Research Laboratory contract. Under a $5.5 million contract, Raytheon is to provide 51 airborne integrated terminals for UHF satellite communications on US Air Force B-2s, E/HC-130s, RC-135s and Turkish airborne early warning and control Boeing 737s. ATK Missile Systems has received $12 million for enhancements to the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile demonstrator to ensure it meets US Navy operational requirements. Raytheon is to produce 30 APQ-178B multimode radars and 48 colour weather mode upgrade kits for radars on Bell Boeing CV-22s, Boeing MH-47s and Sikorsky MH-60s under a $30.3 million US Special Operations Command contract.
Source: Flight International
