First New U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Aircraft Rolls Off Production Line
23 Mars 2006 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
HC-235A to Enforce Homeland Security SEVILLE, Spain, March 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and aircraft
maker EADS CASA today rolled out the first production airframe of
the HC-235A medium-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft.
Produced in Spain with substantial U.S. content, including
avionics, propulsion and integrated subsystems, the HC-235A is the
first new aircraft developed for the U.S. Coast Guard's Integrated
Deepwater System program under contract to Integrated Coast Guard
Systems (ICGS). The first aircraft was unveiled at the EADS CASA
plant in San Pablo (Seville) at a ceremony attended by the U.S.
ambassador to Spain, the vice commandant of the Coast Guard, and
senior company executives representing EADS CASA, EADS North
America, Lockheed Martin and ICGS, as well as various government
officials from both countries. This ceremony marked a significant
milestone in development and delivery of the new aircraft for the
Coast Guard. "The HC-235A is an integral component of the Coast
Guard's plan for achieving enhanced maritime domain awareness,"
said Leo Mackay, president of ICGS. "Linked with other Deepwater
surface, air and shore system assets through a common operating
picture, the aircraft becomes a vital node in the network to help
the Coast Guard fulfill its maritime surveillance mission
requirements and improve its overall homeland security
capabilities." "The American people depend on the Coast Guard to
save lives, to interdict illegal drugs and migrants, to secure the
homeland and more," said Vice Adm. Terry Cross, vice commandant of
the Coast Guard. "Mission success requires reliable ships, boats
and aircraft equipped with modern communications and sensor
equipment. That is precisely what our Deepwater program is about,
and that is what this aircraft will provide. We are pleased to
reach this important production milestone and look forward to
taking delivery of the first HC-235A in 2007, so we can put the
aircraft to work." "The entire EADS CASA team is very pleased to
celebrate with our partners of ICGS and the U.S. Coast Guard on the
roll-out of the first HC-235A aircraft as part of the Deepwater
Program," said Francisco Fernandez Sainz, chairman and CEO of EADS
CASA. "An important milestone has been reached today". The HC-235A
is manufactured by EADS CASA, under subcontract to Lockheed Martin,
for the Deepwater program. The Coast Guard will use the HC-235A to
perform search and rescue missions, enforce laws and treaties
including illegal drug interdiction, marine environmental
protection, military readiness, and international ice patrol
missions, as well as cargo and personnel transport. The size, range
and reconfiguration capabilities will fully enable the execution of
the multiple missions performed by the Coast Guard. The current
Deepwater plan calls for production and system integration of 36
aircraft through 2017. This first aircraft will be completed and
delivered to the Coast Guard's Aviation Training Center in Mobile,
AL, in spring 2007. Integrated Deepwater System Deepwater is a
critical multiyear, multibillion dollar program to modernize and
replace the Coast Guard's aging ships and aircraft and improve
systems for logistics and command and control. It is the largest
recapitalization effort in the history of the Coast Guard. When
complete, the interoperable Deepwater system will include three
classes of new cutters and their associated small boats, a new
fixed-wing manned aircraft fleet, upgraded helicopters, and both
cutter-based and land-based unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). All of
these highly capable assets are linked by C4ISR systems and are
supported by an efficient and progressive integrated logistics
system. Integrated Coast Guard Systems ICGS is a joint venture of
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC). ICGS
was awarded the Deepwater contract in June 2002. Headquartered in
Rosslyn, VA, core leadership teams are located in Virginia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. For
additional information, visit our websites:
http://www.teamdeepwater.com/ http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
http://www.eads.net/ DATASOURCE: Integrated Coast Guard Systems
CONTACT: Integrated Coast Guard Systems: Margaret Mitchell-Jones,
+1-571-216-5653, ; Lockheed Martin: Troy Scully, +1-856-630-0885, ;
EADS CASA: Miguel Sanchez, +34 91 585 77 89, , or Eduardo Galicia,
+34 91 585 77 89, Web site: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
http://www.teamdeepwater.com/ http://www.eads.net/ Company News
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