31 May 2007 | Ref. 156/2007
NASHUA, New Hampshire -- The U.S. Navy and BAE Systems received a Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Award for improving the performance of a radar and communications jammer.
The award, presented at a Pentagon ceremony May 16, recognizes a Navy-BAE Systems team for establishing a program to reduce life-cycle costs and improve operational availability of the AN/ALQ-99 Band 9/10 transmitter. The ALQ-99 is a radar jammer that protects strike aircraft and ships by disrupting enemy radar signals. It is one of the transmitters used in the U.S. Navy’s current ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System, deployed on Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft.
Thirty-three awards were presented in five categories: program/project, individual, team, organization, and contractor. The Navy-BAE Systems award was in the program/project category.
The DoD Value Engineering Achievement Award is an incentive for government and industry to improve innovation and creativity through “value engineering” — a process of identifying actions that reduce cost, increase quality, and improve mission capability. During 2006, the DoD and its suppliers generated 3,473 change proposals with projected savings and cost avoidance in excess of $1.6 billion.
“The value engineering program is a highly visible acknowledgment of exemplary achievements and encourages additional projects to improve in-house and contractor productivity,” said Captain Steve Kochman, U.S. Navy program manager for the EA-6B/AEA.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion.
For further information, please contact:
Marianne Murphy, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 603 885 2812 Mobile: +1 603 315 1536
marianne.murphy@baesystems.com
Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8257 Mobile: +1 703 967 3854
shannon.n.smith@baesystems.com
