Author: Matthew Nelson|| Date Published: March 6, 2020
Elbit Systems' U.S. subsidiary has won a potential 10-year, $471.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide an aircraft technology designed to increase fighter pilots' awareness of missile threats.
The service branch is procuring pylon-based infrared missile warning systems from the company as part of F-16 sustainment efforts, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
The AF Life Cycle Management Center received one offer for the firm-fixed-price contract via a competitive acquisition process and the service branch obligated $17.1M in National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account funds at the time of award.
DoD expects Elbit Systems of America to complete work in February 2030.
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