Americas General Electric Aviation won a $77. 5 million deal for repair; and 220 spare components for the stores management system, stores management upgrade, and converter signal control components for the F/A-18, AV-8B, and H1 aircrafts. This contract includes a five-year base with no options. All work will be performed in Clearwater, Florida, and work is expected to be completed by October 2029. Funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. Individual delivery orders will be subsequently funded with appropriate appropriations at the time of their issuance. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. The United States Navy successfully launched a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a destroyer during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. This significant event marks a key advancement in the Navy’s capabilities. While the NSM has been integrated onto several Littoral Combat Ships, this firing represents a crucial expansion of the weapon system. The launch, a live firing against a decommissioned amphibious ship almost 50 nautical miles off the coast of Kauai, was the culmination of a fast-tracked integration effort by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD). The team was tasked in […]
