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Alcatel Wins a Euro 30 Million Contract to Modernize Railway Line
Representatives of Alcatel announced that it has been awarded a 30.9 million Euros contract by the Spanish Transport Ministry to improve capacity as well as safety and security on a section of the Tarragona-Barcelona-France railway line.
Alcatel will provide for the 65 Km-long La Sagrera-Massanet double track section, including the design, equipment provision, installation and commissioning of new train routing solutions and modern communication systems.
Alcatel will deploy eight Alcatel 6151 LockTrac/INTERSIG L905 E electronic interlocking as well as a two-way Automatic Block system. The completion of the project will enhance the safety and quality of the current installations and will notably increase the operational capacity of the line. Alcatel will also install field equipment such as signals, point machines Alcatel 6206 FieldTrack, Automatic Train Protection, high frequency track circuits without isolating joints, power supply systems, cabling and will undertake the associated civil works.
Alcatel will also deploy an optical transport network based on its data-aware Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems that will enable enhanced communications to optimize the efficiency of the telecontrol of the signaling operations, the automatic telephony and the block information exchanges between railway stations.
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Lockheed Martin Awarded US$22 Million Contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded US$22.8 million in contracts by the Marine Corps Systems Command to upgrade and provide field support for tactical missile defense radar systems used to protect allied soldiers in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lockheed Martin received a US$13.8 million contract to provide new electronics -- including transmitters, receivers and power supplies -- for three AN/TPS-59(V)3 radar systems and spares. The Marine Corps also awarded the company a $9 million contract to provide five years of post-production support and Contracted Engineering Technical Services (CETS) for 11 AN/TPS-59(V)3 radars currently deployed around the world. Lockheed Martin technicians have provided in-field support, often in harsh environments and actual combat theaters, for the Marines and their AN/TPS-59s since 1984.
The original equipment manufacturer of the AN/TPS-59, Lockheed Martin has provided periodic updates to the system’s electronics and software, allowing the Marines Corps to cost-effectively deploy state-of-the art protection for its troops since the mid-1980s. In 1997, one of these upgrades enabled the current AN/TPS-59(V)3 to become the only mobile radar in the world certified to detect tactical ballistic missiles. It can precisely predict missile launch and impact points, and cue defensive weapons against incoming threats. The radar can detect multiple targets, and detect and track small air breathing targets such as aircraft and cruise missiles. It is designed to operate with weapons systems such as HAWK, Patriot and other missile defense systems.
The all-solid state AN/TPS-59(V)3 can be integrated with other sensors for improved launch and impact point prediction, extended range capabilities, cooperative engagement and joint tactical information distribution. The radar’s 740-kilometer (400 nautical mile) range exceeds the range of 90 percent of the tactical ballistic missiles in the world today, and its mobility allows it to be forward-based to further extend the range of the system.
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Raytheon Awarded $11.2 Million Standard Missile-1 Full Service Support Contract
Raytheon Company has been awarded an $11.2 million Standard Missile-1 (SM-1) full service support contract by the U.S. Navy.
The contract provides for logistics support, depot repair, missile recertification and engineering and technical support for international users of the ship self defense system as well as regraining the missiles' Mk56 dual thrust rocket motors. Raytheon will use residual U.S. Navy assets to provide for sufficient components to support the repair of the international SM-1 inventory.
The contract will support missiles for the governments of Bahrain, Chile, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan and Turkey under the Foreign Military Sales program. Through product and mission support, Raytheon ensures its customers have the products, systems and capabilities at the right place and at the right time, every time.
SM-1 support work will be done in Tucson, Ariz., Camden, Ark., and Sacramento, Calif., and will be completed by September 2006. SM-1 is deployed on 66 platforms and provides an effective air defense capability for international frigates and destroyers.
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Boeing Receives US$8.3 Million Contract for Avenger Gunner Consoles
Boeing received an $8.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for Avenger gunner consoles. The modification brings the total contract value to $10.7 million and will extend work through October 2008.
The consoles are spare parts for the Avenger short-range air defense fire unit built by Boeing and currently deployed worldwide. The gunner console provides power, circuitry and gunner interface for the Avenger system. Boeing currently builds, integrates and tests the Avenger consoles in Huntsville, Ala.
The Avenger is the U.S. Army’s mobile, shoot-on-the-move, short-range air defense system. Armed with Stinger missile s and a 50-caliber machine gun, Avenger provides effective tactical defense and convoy protection against air-breathing targets, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Boeing, Cisco Business Alliance Accelerates Network-Centric Technology Development and Deployment
Building on a successful 15-year business relationship, Boeing and Cisco signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding documenting their intention to extend their non-exclusive business alliance to create and deliver joint solutions for the projected US$200 billion global market for network-centric defense and security operations.
The 10-year alliance unites Boeing, a leader in network-centric operations, with Cisco, the leading provider of open-standards-based, commercial networking technology and services to federal and global governments. Both companies intend to invest resources in defining, creating, integrating and deploying industry leading network centric solutions that help military and government agencies deal with complex and time-sensitive missions.
The alliance is complimentary to a previously announced, non-exclusive business alliance between Boeing and IBM. All three companies also are among the founding members of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, NCOIC, which currently consists of 72 members and is developing a unified industry-wide approach that would enable sensors, communications and information systems to interact within a global network-centric environment.
The agreement calls for Boeing to serve as the prime lead systems integrator, combining its expertise as a military and intelligence platform provider with its proven success as a systems integrator. Cisco will provide Boeing with its industry-leading commercial off the shelf technologies (COTS) and services, including networking technologies, integrated solutions, support services as well as consulting and engineering resources. Additionally as part of the alliance, the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group will provide network business and industry expertise, further accelerating the results and adoption of network-centric operations with mutual customers and at Boeing.
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Castrol and Dong Feng To Manufacture Lubricants in China
Representatives of Castrol, the lubricant brand of the BP group, and Dong Feng Group announced that they are to form a joint venture company to supply lubricants to the growing Chinese market.
The new company, Dong Feng-Castrol Lubricant Co., Ltd, will be based in Wuhan, in Hubei Province, the largest city in central China, and is the first Chinese-based lubricant equity joint venture between a global lubricant major and a leading Chinese automobile manufacturer. Under the joint venture contract, BP, Dong Feng Motor Corporation and Dong Feng Automobile Co Ltd. will have equity stakes of 50:20:30 per cent respectively in the joint venture, which will run for an initial 30 year period.
With a total investment of RMB120 million and total production capacity of 50,000 tons per year, the joint venture will carry out product research and development, manufacturing and the marketing of a range of dual-branded Dong Feng-Castrol automotive lubricant and antifreeze products. In addition, the joint venture’s products will be used for both the first-fill and service fills for the full range of Dong Feng automobiles, ensuring all Dong Feng customers benefit from high quality products and service.
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Alcatel to Deploy Network to Serve Jamaica
Representatives of Alcatel announced that it has signed a contract with Columbus Communications Inc. to deploy a new submarine optical cable network in the Caribbean. The new network, to be known as the FibraLink Network, will connect Jamaica to the ARCOS network, providing connectivity to the telecommunications infrastructure in the United States. In addition the FibraLink Network will provide festoon and terrestrial connectivity in Jamaica from Kingston to Ocho Rios and Montego Bay.
Columbus ' subsidiary, FibraLink Jamaica Limited was issued a license by the Government of Jamaica as part of Jamaica's comprehensive telecommunications deregulation initiative. The deployment of the FibraLink Network will allow Jamaican telecommunications providers to benefit from the additional capacity required to cope with end-users' needs for enhanced delivery of broadband traffic in a more cost-effective manner.
Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel will design, manufacture, install, and commission a submarine optical cable system to Jamaica with design capacity of 160 Gb/s. The contractual ready for service date is December 2005.
With more than 450,000 km of installed submarine networks, Alcatel has played a key role in the development and implementation of the most important submarine cable networks in operation today installing turnkey solutions connecting every continent from Europe to Asia, North and South America, and Africa.
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Raytheon Names T.W. Scott Chief Information Officer of Intelligence and Information Systems Business
Raytheon Company has named T.W. Scott chief information officer for its Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) business.
Scott will be responsible for all aspects of information technology, including development, direction and implementation of business-wide information solutions. Additionally, he will provide oversight and technical direction in the areas of information technologies and services.
Scott most recently served as director of Sector Business Operations for the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems unit where he was responsible for overall strategic, management and business operations. Earlier in his career, Scott was the CIO of the Northrop Grumman electronics sector. He also held senior-level positions at Westinghouse Communications, MTI Group and CommTech Management.
Scott holds a bachelor of science degree in information systems management from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
