Boeing Team Wins $3.89 Billion Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Program
15 Juin 2004 - 1:13AM
PR Newswire (US)
Boeing Team Wins $3.89 Billion Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft
Program ST. LOUIS, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy
has awarded the Boeing (NYSE:BA)-led industry team a $3.89 billion
contract to build the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). The
total program estimated value is approximately $15 billion over a
10-year production run. The Boeing-led team, which includes CFM
International, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC), Raytheon (NYSE:RTN),
and Smiths Aerospace (LSE:SMIN.L) will produce seven test aircraft
during the program's System Development and Demonstration (SDD)
phase. Plans call for up to 109 aircraft to be purchased by the
Navy to replace its aging fleet of 223 P-3 aircraft. "The 737 MMA
will play a critical role in the future of maritime warfare by
providing the U.S. with dominance in anti-submarine and
anti-surface warfare as well as reconnaissance and surveillance
missions," said Jim Albaugh, president and Chief Executive Officer
of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. "As soon as the first 737 MMA
aircraft are delivered to the Navy our nation's naval forces will
have a dramatic increase in capability and reliability to take them
well into the 21st century." "For each of our team members and
thousands of employees in 37 states where the work will be
performed, the selection of the Boeing team means future jobs and
economic stability," Albaugh said. The MMA program will employ
about 1,600 people at IDS facilities in St. Louis, Seattle and
Patuxent River, Md. "The Navy looks forward to starting the MMA
development effort," said James Lackey, MMA Deputy Program Manager.
"Working as a seamless government and industry team, we are eager
to successfully design and develop the MMA on schedule and on
cost." The CFM56-7 engines that will power the Boeing 737 MMA are
produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma
Moteurs and General Electric Company. This is the same engine that
powers the Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control
aircraft, as well as the Navy's C-40 transport aircraft. The two
CFM56-7B27A engines will each provide 27,300 pounds of takeoff
thrust and support MMA's demanding electrical output requirements
to support flight deck and mission system operations. The CFM56-7
is one of the world's most reliable engines. More than 3,000 units
have been delivered to date. This fleet of engines has logged more
than 30 million flight hours while maintaining an industry-leading
.002 in-flight shut down rate per 1,000 flight hours. This rate
translates to one event every 500,000 flight hours. Northrop
Grumman's Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector will provide
the electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor, the directional
infrared countermeasures system, and the electronic support
measures system. Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector, based
in Reston, Va., will develop data links for MMA. The company's
Integrated Systems sector, based in El Segundo, Calif., will
support the mission planning effort. Raytheon will provide an
upgraded APS-137 Maritime Surveillance Radar and Signals
Intelligence (SIGINT) solutions. Raytheon is also offering its
revolutionary GPS Anti-Jam, Integrated Friend or Foe, and Towed
Decoy Self-Protection Suites, and the aircraft's Broadcast Info
System (BIS) and secure UHF Satcom capability. Smiths Aerospace
supplies both the Flight Management and Stores Management systems
on the Boeing 737 MMA. The Flight Management System provides a
truly integrated open architecture that is CNS/ATM compliant along
with an inherent growth path for upgrades. The Stores Management
System provides a comprehensive system for the electronic control
of integrated weapons management. This system is designed with
standards to accommodate current and future precision weapons. A
unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems is one of
the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in
St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $27 billion
business. It provides systems solutions to its global military,
government and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; the world's largest
military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite
manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications;
the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's
largest contractor; and a global leader in launch services.
DATASOURCE: Boeing CONTACT: Ellen LeMond-Holman, +1-314-232-6496, ,
or Madonna Walsh, +1-314-234-1362, , both of Boeing Communications;
or Douglas P. Cantwell of Northrop Grumman, +1-410-765-9332, ;
Sabrina Steele of Raytheon, +1-781-522-5127, ; Jennifer S.
Villarreal of Smiths Aerospace, +1-616-241-8643, ; or Richard
Kennedy, +1-513-243-3372, or Jamie Jewell, +1-513-552-2790, both of
CFM International, Web site: http://www.boeing.com/
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