Harris Corp. subsidiary Exelis is in receipt of a potential five-year, $70.3 million contract to provide 42 Precision Approach Radars to the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force as replacements for AN-FPN-63(V) radar systems.
According to the Defense Department, additionally, the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers ancillary installation, uninterruptible power supplies and training support services for the three service branches.
The Exelis-built PAR system features a three-level weather display platform, a built-in-test monitoring tool and gallium arsenide-based transmit/receive modules. It provides approach landing and area surveillance support around airports.
The fixed-price contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division through a competitive acquisition process with two bids received and will obligate $6.2 million from the military branchs fiscal 2014 other procurement funds at the time of award.
Completion of the work by Exelis is scheduled by May 2021.
According to the Defense Department, additionally, the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers ancillary installation, uninterruptible power supplies and training support services for the three service branches.
The Exelis-built PAR system features a three-level weather display platform, a built-in-test monitoring tool and gallium arsenide-based transmit/receive modules. It provides approach landing and area surveillance support around airports.
The fixed-price contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division through a competitive acquisition process with two bids received and will obligate $6.2 million from the military branchs fiscal 2014 other procurement funds at the time of award.
Completion of the work by Exelis is scheduled by May 2021.