L-3 FOS Awarded M734A1 and M783 Contract Extension
L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Inc., (L-3 FOS) has won a $34,179,840 Army contract modification to provide the M734A1 and M783 fuzes in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Pentagon expects that work to finish by Aug. 31, 2014. The Army Contracting Command’s office in Picatinny, NJ, is the contracting activity for the firm-fixed-price contract. L-3 FOS was the incumbent contract holder.
The Army Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) created the initial design for the M734A1 fuze. An integrated product team, consisting of L-3 FOS, EDC, and ARDEC Technical Specialists, developed a production fuze configuration incorporating a fully integrated Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) front end and a mixed-mode (analog/digital) Signal Processor I.C. Operating as a FM/CW Directional Doppler Ranging (DDR) proximity sensor, the fuze constitutes state-of-the art munition deployment.
L-3 FOS to Supply Missile ESADs to Raytheon for AIM-9X
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division awarded Raytheon Missile Systems - Air Warfare Systems a $97.1 million modification under a previously awarded contract N00019-11-C-0001 for the Lot 12 low rate initial production (LRIP 2) of 139 AIM-9X Block II All Up Round tactical missiles. This award is for the governments of Korea and Saudi Arabia under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. L-3 FOS will supply Raytheon with the Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) for the AIM-9X missile system.
The AIM-9X, ESSM, and GMLRS are the first tactical ESADs to utilize commercial plastic components, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), solid-state high voltage switches, and a Low Energy Exploding Foil Initiator (LEEFI). The Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Weapons Division, China Lake developed and qualified these LEEFI devices. The attainment of high reliability for ESAD missile fuzing is characterized by simplicity, no moving parts, and positive responsive design that anticipates environmental influences.
L-3 FOS to Supply ESADs to Raytheon for AIM-9X
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division awarded Raytheon Missile Systems - Air Warfare Systems - a $39.6 million firm-fixed-price modification under a previously awarded contract N00019-11-C-0001 for the low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 12 of 47 AIM-9X Block II all up round (AUR) tactical missiles. L-3 FOS will supply Raytheon with the Electronic Safety and Arming Devices (ESADs) for the AIM-9X missile system.
The AIM-9X, ESSM, and GMLRS are the first tactical ESADs to utilize commercial plastic components, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), solid-state high voltage switches, and a Low Energy Exploding Foil Initiator (LEEFI). The Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Weapons Division, China Lake developed and qualified these LEEFI devices. The attainment of high reliability for ESAD missile fuzing is characterized by simplicity, no moving parts, and positive responsive design that anticipates environmental influences.
L-3 FOS Awarded M1040 Contract
The U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC) at Picatinny Arsenal awarded L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (L-3 FOS) (Lancaster, PA) a five-year, $47.9 million firm-fixed-price, ID/IQ contract to provide quantities of the M1040 105mm Anti-Personnel (APERS) cartridges. L-3 FOS was the incumbent contract holder. The M1040 Canister Cartridge antipersonnel ammunition provides the Stryker Mobile Gun System [MGS] with a new and unique capability to provide rapid, lethal fire against dismounted infantry/insurgents.
L-3 FOS Awarded FMU-139 Contract
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Headquarters (NAVAIR HQ) awarded L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems (L-3 FOS) a $36 million firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 20,000 FMU-139C/B electronic bomb fuzes; 200 FMU-139C/B D-2 dummy fuzes; 100 FMU-139C/B D-5 cutaway fuzes; and 3,000 accessory kits. L-3 FOS was the incumbent contract holder.
The FMU-139 C/B Bomb Fuze is an electronic impact/impact delay fuzing system developed for use by both the U.S. Navy and the Air Force in the MK 80 series and M117 low drag and high drag, guided or unguided, high-explosive bombs. In addition to impact/impact delay, the fuze is capable of accepting a signal from a separate proximity sensor.
L-3 FOS to Supply Raytheon with Fuzes for Excalibur
The U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command awarded Raytheon Missile Systems - Projectiles a $36.1 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00021) under a previously awarded contract to exercise option 2 for M982 Excalibur Ib Phase II 155 mm precision engagement projectiles. L-3 FOS will supply Raytheon with the fuzes for the Excalibur system.
Excalibur is the world's only deployed extended-range Global Positioning System (GPS) guided artillery round. It has been fired more than 300 times in theater since its early fielding in 2007. Both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps have increased their use of this life-saving weapon over the past year |
