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...Hotline Continued From Page 88 with an estimated completion date in 2027. The MSL(V) replaces the Landing Craft Mechanized 8, a 74-foot boat with a top speed of 9 knots that first entered service in the late 1950s. Valencia, CA. Manufacturer Selected by Airbus to 3-D Print Parts Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a sub- sidiary of Stratasys Ltd. and a 3-D printing and advanced manufacturing service provider, will produce 3-D printed polymer parts for use on Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The Valenica, CA. company will print non-structural parts, such as brackets and other parts used for system installation, on Stratasys FDM production 3-D printers using ULTEM 9085 material. “The project will help Airbus achieve greater supply chain flexibility and improve cost competitiveness, while leveraging on reduced material consumption and waste,” said an Airbus spokesperson. BAE Systems Gets $64.5 Million U.S. Air Force Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded a $64.5 million deal to BAE Systems’ San Diego electronics office. Under the deal, BAE will design, de- velop, manufacture and sustain the Bomber Armament Tester (or BAT) system for the Air Force bomber fleet. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. will conduct en- gineering and manufacturing development of 90 BAT systems that can be used aboard the B-2A, B1-B and B-52H bombers. Work will continue through 2027. ViaSat, Boeing Begin Construc- tion of 2 New Satellites Carlsbad, CA.-based ViaSat Inc. said in late September that it and partner Boeing Co. have begun construction of two of the ViaSat-3 class satellites. ViaSat plans to place the first of its ViaSat-3 satellites in orbit over the Americas and the second over Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The satellites will be based on the model 702 electric-propulsion satellite platform from Boeing. ViaSat is building the satel- lite payloads in Tempe, Arizona while Boeing is building the bus structures, or chassis, in El Segundo, CA. GA-ASI Lands $163.2M U.S. Army Deal for Drone Hardware The U.S. Army awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $163.2 million deal to provide extended-range supplemen- tal production hardware for the Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft. Work will be performed in Poway, Ca. and is expected to continue through July 2020. Lockheed Martin Colorado Gets Huge Contract Lockheed Martin Corp., Space Systems Co., Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded an $80,785,457 contract for Airborne Launch Control System Replacement (ALCS-R) pro- gram. This contract is to conduct technology maturation and risk reduction culminating in an approved preliminary design and develop a fully functional prototype. Work will be performed in Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2, 2020. Northrop Contract in Utah Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a definite quan- tity contract for repair of the Air Launch Cruise Missile (ALCM) inertial navigation element and the reconstitution of ALCM test stations. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 28, 2020. Production Hardware Contract for General Atomics General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a con- tract for MQ-1C Gray Eagle extended range supplemental production hardware. Work will be performed in Poway, California, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2020.