GD to repair Navy aircraft computers

FAIRFAX, Va., May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted General Dynamics to support computer systems in the F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier aircraft.

General Dynamics' business unit General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems will provide logistics support for the aircraft's mission computers under the five-year, $27 million contract. Officials say the ruggedized, high-performance and high-reliability mission and display-processing computers, originally developed by General Dynamics, will undergo repair work.

Additionally, General Dynamics with provide spare systems and modules and focus on improving reliability of the computers in an effort to reduce repairs and costs, among other initiatives.

"General Dynamics looks forward to strengthening the government-industry partnership with the Navy and working together to meet the challenges ahead to support the sailors and Marines in the fleet," Mike Tweed-Kent, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems vice president and general manager of integrated combat systems, said in a statement.

"We have a solid history of providing highly reliable mission computers for the Navy's airborne programs, and we are eager to use this new performance-based logistics contract to deliver systems that are ready when the Navy needs them."