:

Business/Financial

Coast Guard Awards L-3 $93 Million For C-130J Upgrades

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

SHARE:

Coast Guard Awards L-3 $93 Million For C-130J Upgrades

Coast Guard HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft. Photo: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard has awarded L-3 Communications [LLL] a potential $93 million contract to missionize the service’s C-130J long-range surveillance aircraft with a new sensor and C4ISR package.Under the potential five-year contract, L-3 will initially install the Minotaur mission system suite on two baseline configuration C-130Js with options to perform the same work on three additional baseline configuration aircraft and the conversion of seven HC-130J aircraft that are currently operating with a legacy mission system. Production of the first aircraft…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]