Du (presque) nouveau du côté de la simulation de menaces: 80 millions de dollars pour ATAC et L3C

24.10.2012 par P. Chapleau Lignes de Défense

L'US Navy a annoncé deux attributions de contrat de soutien à l'entraînement (simulation et opfor). L'un des contrats de près de 50 millions de dollars a été attribué à ATAC; cette société détient ce contrat annuel depuis 2002, soit dix ans!
L'autre contrat, d'une valeur de 31,8 millions $, est allé à L-3 C Flight International. Cette société met en oeuvre des LearJet.

Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., L.L.C., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $49,862,526 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0021) to exercise an option for services in support of the commercial air services program, which provides contractor owned and operated Type III high subsonic and Type IV supersonic aircraft to Navy Fleet customers for a wide variety of airborne threat simulation capabilities. This provides for training shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew how to counter potential enemy electronic warfare and electronic attack operations in today's electronic combat environment. Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va. and Jacksonville, Fla. (45 percent); Pt. Mugu, Calif. (35 percent); and outside the United States (20 percent). Work is expected to be completed by October 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

L-3 Communications Flight International, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $31,894,417 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0018) for commercial air services for military training support. This modification provides airborne threat simulation training for shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew, to enhance abilities to counter potential enemy electronic warfare and electronic attack operations in an electronic combat environment. No funding will be obligated at time of award. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va. (50 percent) and San Diego, Calif. (50 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.