Fri, Oct 29, 2004
Project Could Be Worth $100 Million
EDO has been chosen by Lockheed-Martin to design and develop
fixed-wing, dual missile launchers for the Joint Common Missile
(JCM) on F/A-18E/F aircraft.
EDO said it has received a letter contract, valued at $1.9
million, authorizing start-up work under Phase 1 of the project.
Phase 1 includes delivery of two developmental rail launchers. The
potential value to EDO over the anticipated life of the JCM program
is expected to be more than $100 million.
"Aircraft-armament products are a core component of our growth
strategy," said James M. Smith, EDO's chief executive officer. "The
JCM program will add to our leading position in providing
weapon-release systems on nearly all US fighter aircraft in current
production, as well as the future F-35 Joint Strike Fighter."
The dual launchers, with associated electronics, can be mounted
on EDO's BRU-55 "smart rack", thereby enabling four missiles to be
loaded on a single weapon station. This configuration has already
been successfully demonstrated by the Lockheed Martin/EDO team
earlier this year at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake
(CA). This demonstration significantly reduces future integration
risk.
The BRU-55 advanced electronics provide MIL-STD-1760 interfaces
to the smart weapons carried on the rack. The electronic interface,
designed and developed by EDO, enables flight and targeting data to
be transferred individually to each missile immediately prior to
release.
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