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8 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December/January 2020 EXEC H TLINE Continued on page 88..... Raytheon Work in Tucson Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole source, cost only con- tract modification which adds more work. Under this modification, the “pacing items only” re- striction is removed and the contractor is now authorized to work the full, unchanged, effort to manufacture, assemble, test and deliver 20 Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles and re- lated efforts, and four missiles under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case JA-P-ATB to Japan. The work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona; and Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of December 2022. L3 Work in San Leandro L3 Applied Technologies Inc., San Leandro, California, is awarded a contract for a Flash X-Ray machine, a Short-Pulse Gamma Ray ma- chine, and a radiation shielding design and installation and training. The supplies under this contract enhance the Navy’s capability to produce and acquire strategic radiation hard- ened trusted microelectronics. These supplies are in support Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane’s Radiation Testing Modernization Pro- gram. Work will be performed in San Leandro, California (97%); and Crane, Indiana (3%), and is expected to be complete by December 2022. Vigor Work in Portland Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon will get work for the USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Work will include furnish general services, shipboard access and security, clean and gas free tanks, tank deck overhead preservation, aft mooring station overhead preservation, deck preser- vation, tie down replacement, miscellaneous steel replacement, tank preservation, house preservation, bridge, cargo winch and motor, and winch refurbishment. Contract completion will be Feb. 24, 2020. Work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, and is expected to begin Jan. 6, 2020. General Dynamics Gets Work in AZ and Hawaii General Dynamics Mission Systems, Scotts- dale, Arizona, is awarded an indefinite deliv- ery/ indefinite quantity contract for Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground system sustainment. MUOS is a narrowband military satellite communications system that supports a worldwide, multiservice population of users, providing modern netcentric communications ca- pabilities while supporting legacy terminals. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Work will be performed in Scottsdale, Arizona (94%); Wahiawa, Hawaii (2%); San Diego, California (1%); Niscemi, Italy (1%); Chesapeake, Virginia (1%); and Geraldton, Australia (1%). Work is expected to be completed by November 2029. Aero-Tec Wins Two Contracts Seattle-based AeroTEC has won two contracts to help two supersonic jet makers develop their new ultra-fast airplane programs. AeroTEC CEO Lee Human confirmed his new con- tracts during an interview with the Seattle Business Journal. “I can confirm to you that we’re supporting two separate supersonic airplane programs. It’s clearly a very exciting space,” Human said. The customers are believed to be the two leading players in the emerging supersonic sector: Boom Supersonic, the maker of a passen- ger supersonic jet, and Boeing-backed Aerion, which is making a supersonic business jet. Southest Asian Country Buys AeroVironment’s Raven Drones AeroVironment Inc. has received a contract valued at $6.4 million from a Southeast Asian military customer for additional Raven un- manned aircraft. The Simi Valley, CA. drone manufacturer will deliver the Raven aircraft within the next 12 months. Rick Pedigo, vice president of sales and business development at AeroVironment, called the Raven a mainstay for the military of the unnamed country placing the order.