CLIFTON, N.J., February 27, 2009 - ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has won a $99.8 million competitive award to supply advanced electronic warfare systems to support 30 new F-16 Block 50M aircraft being procured by the Turkish Air Force under the Peace Onyx IV Foreign Military Sales program.
Under a contract from Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., ITT's Electronic Systems business will provide the Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Systems (AIDEWS) and the aircraft's related countermeasures dispensing systems. Delivery of the systems will begin in 2010.
Under the contract, ITT will modify the Turkish Air Force mission systems and deliver associated spares, support equipment, training, engineering services, and data.
ITT Electronic Systems President Chris Bernhardt said, "Selection of AIDEWS by this highly respected NATO ally is very important to us. In the ultra competitive F-16 international electronic warfare market, this award attests to the system's maturity and operational excellence."
This is the sixth international sale of ITT's AIDEWS. In addition to an international business jet application, ITT is producing these systems for F-16 aircraft being delivered to Poland, Oman, Chile and Pakistan.
AIDEWS, an integrated radar warning and jamming countermeasure system, provides fighter pilots with superior situation awareness and protection against radar based threat systems, including modern surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems. AIDEWS is built upon the proven ALQ-211 family of electronic warfare systems now being used to support numerous U.S. and allied defense customers.
ITT's Electronic Systems business is one of the world's leading suppliers of electronic warfare technology for mission success and survivability. Key technologies include integrated EW systems for self-protection, reconnaissance and surveillance, force protection, mine defense, naval command/sonar applications, and submarine communication and tracking. In addition, Electronic Systems produces aircraft armament suspension/release equipment; electronic weapons interface systems, and advanced composite structures and subsystems, as well as Gilfillan precision landing and air traffic systems.
ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2008 sales of $11.7 billion. www.itt.com
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