Pentagon Awards $777M Contracts for Saudi F-15SA Upgrade

Pentagon Contract Announcement:

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $410,610,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 95 Sniper advanced targeting pod and spares; 35 compact multiband data link; 70 infrared search and track (IRST) systems and spares; 75 IRST pylons; and data.

This effort is in support of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA conversion. Work is to be completed by Nov. 31, 2017.

BAE Systems, Nashua, N.H., is being awarded a $366,547,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 70 Digital Electronic Warfare Systems (DEWS)/Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) and spares; three DEWS/CMWS test stations and associated spares; and data.

This effort is in support of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S to F-15SA conversion.

Location of performance is Nashua, N.H. Work is to be completed by Nov. 31, 2018.


Source: US Department of Defense; issued April 2, 2012

Photo: The Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force_F-15SA (desmond.imageshack.us)

(4/2/2012)