Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Iraqi air force gets radar, training suite

|
|
 
  
Published: Oct. 2, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Advertisement

EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin was awarded a $28.1 million contract to provide the first phase of networks to increase the situational awareness of the Iraqi air force.

The contract outlines the first phase of an integrated network for awareness in the military and civilian airspace for the fledgling Iraqi air force.

Through its Tactical Systems business based in Minnesota, Lockheed Martin will deliver operational training suites, ground-to-air transmitter and receiver sites and long-range air-surveillance radar systems to Iraq within 27 months.

Rick Udicious, vice president and general manager of Tactical Systems, said the program would go a long way toward creating a sustainable Iraqi air force.

"This project enhances the Iraqi air force's capability by significantly improving situational awareness with modern command and control capabilities that are interoperable with other coalition assets," he said.

The U.S. military is in the process of handing over several key assets to their Iraqi counterparts as part of a gradual withdrawal.

The Iraqi air force took control of C-130 air operations from the U.S. military as part of that effort earlier this week.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
The 1st Airborne Brigade drills in Japan Veteran's parade in St. Louis Oscar nominations 2012
Additional Security Industry Stories
1 of 15
Rose McGowan at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Fall 2012 Collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week In New York
View Caption
fark
"Can a man be 'slut-shamed?'" Well...yeah
Problem: You have a city full of people who have no ability whatsoever to parallel park. Solution:...
38KKK air bags keep woman safe in car crash
NJ DOT committee presents recommendations on ways to reduce train-related deaths. #1: Stop getting...
Another amenity your car is missing: A wood burning stove. Talk to this guy about getting that set...
If you think doing your taxes by yourself is confusing, try getting them done at a tax business...