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L3 awarded contract modification for F-16A/B Block 20 Training Center
by Stephen Carlson
Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2018

Butler to provide low-speed bailout parachutes for Air Force
Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2018 - Butler Parachute Systems of Roanoke, Va., has been awarded a $41.2 million contract for low profile parachutes for bailouts at low speed.

The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, provides for the manufacture and delivery of commercial back-mounted parachutes. Work will be performed in Roanoke, Va., and is expected to be completed by August 2023.

Fiscal 2016 "other procurement" funds just under $5.5 million will be obligated with the first delivery order, which will be awarded by concurrent contract, the Pentagon said.

Parachutes can be mounted on the pilot's back, be seat mounted, be integrated into an ejection seat or chest-mounted. Different types are used depending on the aircraft, mission and potential hazards.

L3 Technologies has received a $25.8 million modification to an existing U.S. Defense Department contract for an F-16 A/B Block 20 Mission Training Center.

Work will be performed in Arlington, Texas, and is expected to be completed by October 2024. The modification includes foreign military sales to Taiwan.

Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $25.8 million are being obligated at the time of award. The modification brings the total value of the contract to $91 million.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has been used in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. It is a relatively low-cost aircraft to procure and operate. It has been exported to nations around the world.

The Block 20 F-16 includes some F-16C/D capabilities and improved radar which can guide AIM-7M Sparrow and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. It has better interoperability with the Harpoon anti-ship missile as well. It has improved sensor systems that feature color multifunction displays.

The Block 20 is one of the primary fighter aircraft operated by Taiwan, which has more than 150 in service.


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Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2018
CFM International out of West Chester, Ohio, has received a $80 million contract for the procurement of five engines, four engine compressor cases and four associated part kits for the Navy and one engine for the government of Australia in support of the P-8 Poseidon aircraft. Work will be performed in Villaroche, France; Durham, North Carolina; Singapore and Bromont, Canada. The work is expected to be completed by Sep. 2019. Navy fiscal 2017 and 2018 aircraft procurement and foreign cooperativ ... read more

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