BAE SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE IFF INTERROGATORS FOR AIR FORCE MOBILE APPROACH CONTROL SYSTEM
BAE SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE IFF INTERROGATORS FOR AIR FORCE MOBILE APPROACH CONTROL SYSTEM Greenlawn, NY -ITT Gilfillan has selected BAE SYSTEMS to provide its AN/UPX-37 IFF Digital Interrogator for their new Air Force Mobile Approach Control System (MACS). This marks the first U.S. Air Force use of the AN/UPX-37. The MACS system provides reliable, robust air traffic control capability for remotely deployed air operations. The initial contract, valued at $500,000, was awarded to the BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Systems, Greenlawn, New York. The AN/UPX-37 is currently in full production for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps as well as several international navies. Within the U.S. Navy, the AN/UPX-37 is now being installed fleet-wide as the standard IFF interrogator. "Air Force application of the Digital Interrogator opens new land-based opportunities for the UPX-37 worldwide," said Pat McMahon, Vice President for IFF/Display Systems at Greenlawn, "This contract also extends our long and successful relationship with the highly professional ITT Gilfillan group. We look forward to helping expand the global applications for the MACS system." About BAE SYSTEMS: BAE SYSTEMS is the truly global systems, defence and aerospace company. BAE SYSTEMS employs some 100,000 people and has annual sales of around £12 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs and manufactures civil and military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defence products. BAE SYSTEMS North America employs 22,000 people in the design, development, integration, manufacture and support of a wide range of advanced aerospace products and intelligent electronic systems for government and commercial customers. More... -2- The BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Systems comprises facilities located in Mt. Vernon, New York; Braintree, Massachusetts; Lansdale, Pennsylvania; Falls Church, Virginia; and Gaithersburg, Maryland, with headquarters in Greenlawn, New York. As the world's leading producer of IFF products, Advanced Systems currently produces military interrogators and transponders for airborne, shipboard, and air defense applications worldwide, and maintains a long history in the design, development and manufacturing of military communications, electronic identification, displays, antennas, and anti-submarine warfare products. For further information please contact: Randy Morger, BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Tel: +1 603 885 2817 Fax: +1 603 885 2813 randal.e.morger@baesystems.com Christa Hahn, BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Systems Tel: +1 631 262 8672 Fax +1 631 262 8446 christa.hahn@baesystems.com Issued by: BAE SYSTEMS, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6YU, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1252 383550 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 383947 www.baesystems.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/05/20010905BIT00460/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/05/20010905BIT00460/bit0002.pdf