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CACI Awarded $25 Million Contract to Support U.S. Army Ammunition Management System CACI International Arlington, VA ??” CACI International Inc announced that it has been awarded a four-year prime contract, valued at $25 million if all options are exercised, to support the Total Ammunition Management Information System (TAMIS) for Headquarters, Department of the Army in Washington, D.C. Awarded by the U.S. General Services Administration through the Millennia Lite Functional Area 3 vehicle, the contract includes one base year and three option years. Under the terms of the award, CACI will provide program management and technical services in support of munitions modernization efforts for both the Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The award increases the size and scope of CACI's work with this Army client and expands its core systems integration business. By delivering enhanced ammunition management capabilities and integrating new applications into a central system, the web-based TAMIS is expected to bring the Army and Marine Corps new efficiencies in developing requirements and managing weapons training programs. The enhanced system will include capabilities for managing more than $1.3 billion in both training and war-time munitions. CACI's team will provide program management and a full range of systems integration services to TAMIS and its 7000 + users. This includes reengineering and consolidating existing systems, delivering user training and help desk support for the system, and providing ongoing software maintenance and development. CACI will also integrate a range management component and install and manage an enterprise-wide business intelligence solution, interfacing with other Defense Department systems. CACI has a strong legacy of support for stand-alone Army ammunition systems and the Department of the Army, offering the benefits of in-depth experience and proven technical solutions in the TAMIS environment. The company also provides high-quality software development services certified at Level 3 of the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model. This combination of functional and technical expertise assures the Army of effective systems and software support, delivered on time and within budget. According to Dr. J.P. (Jack) London, CACI Chairman, President, and CEO, "The Total Ammunition Management Information System is a pivotal program for U.S. Army and Marine Corps support. CACI has worked with the Department of the Army for many years on the legacy systems that will go into TAMIS, and we offer proven high-quality support for its development. Our experts will continue to leverage new technologies to enhance TAMIS performance as it grows to meet the Army's emerging requirements." Stewart & Stevenson Receives Additional FMTV Orders Valued at $219 Million; Company to Provide U.S. Army With 1,706 Additional Vehicles Stewart & Stevenson HOUSTON, -- Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. announced that Stewart & Stevenson Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP (TVS) received contract modifications from the U.S. Army valued at approximately $219 million. These modifications are funded by the 2005 U.S. Congress Supplemental Spending Bill and represent the second award to TVS under that bill in recent weeks. The current modification adds an additional 1,706 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) to the third program year of the current production contract with deliveries scheduled from June 2006 through September 2008. "This is the second award for FMTV under the Supplemental Spending Bill, which in total provides for an additional 3,016 additional vehicles. We believe these orders continue to demonstrate the overall success of the FMTV and the high confidence placed in this vehicle by our customer, the U.S. Army," said Dennis Dellinger, President and Chief Operating Officer of TVS. Max Lukens, Stewart & Stevenson's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are proud of the success of the FMTV and our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Army. We are confident that our industry-leading expertise in the manufacture of tactical vehicles and our broad product portfolio uniquely positions us to continue to design and produce world-class tactical vehicles for customers around the world." The company noted that TVS is evaluating the requirements under the contract modification and will increase its production capacity for 2006 in order to meet the required delivery schedule. This will require capital expenditures in the near term for additional equipment and facilities. The contract modification is not expected to have a significant impact on the company's fiscal 2005 financial statements. The company will comment further as to the impact of this contract modification at its second quarter earnings conference call to be scheduled in late August. Receives $7.2 Million Order for U.S. Army Knight Precision Targeting System ST. LOUIS -- Engineered Support Systems, Inc. has received a $7.2 million order from the U.S. Army Tank- automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) in Warren, Michigan, for system technical support and logistics services for the Knight Precision Targeting System. Engineered Support's wholly-owned subsidiary Systems & Electronics Inc. (SEI) will provide the services in their St. Louis facility. "To date, SEI has produced more than 140 Knight systems for the Army and Army National Guard. Knights are currently deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom," said Gerald A. Potthoff, Engineered Support's Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "With this order for technical and logistics support, we're now also able to provide for successful life cycle management for the Knight system." Knight is a precision targeting system consisting of a laser designator/rangefinder, thermal imager, digital command and control, blended inertial/Global Positioning System navigation and targeting, and a self defense weapon. Its mission is to provide precision far target location and laser target designation for both artillery and air-delivered general purpose and precision-guided munitions. ATK Successfully Demonstrates XM25 Airbursting Weapon System ATK'S Advanced Weapon Design Gives the Warfighter Unmatched Precision and Lethality. XM25 Ideal for Urban Combat Environments. Minneapolis ??“ Alliant Techsystems (and the U.S. Army??™s Project Manager-Soldier Weapons successfully demonstrated the XM25 advanced airbursting weapon system with developmental ammunition at the International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Annual Symposium on May 19, 2005. The target for the first shot was a small window located approximately 170 meters down range. After exiting the chamber, the round flew right through the target and detonated inside the virtual room. The next four shots in the demonstration sequence also successfully engaged targets at ranges approaching 500 meters. The demonstration was the latest in an on-going series of successful field tests for the XM25. It was designed to simulate a realistic urban combat challenge and the XM25 met all test objectives. When fielded, the XM25 will fire a High Explosive (HE), air bursting 25mm round capable of defeating an enemy behind a wall, inside a building or in a foxhole. The advanced design allows the operator to program the round so that it flies to the target and detonates at a precise point in the air. It does not require impact to detonate. The revolutionary fire control system for the XM25 employs an advanced laser rangefinder that transmits information to the chambered 25mm round. As the round flies down range to the target, it precisely measures the distance traveled and detonates at exactly the right moment to deliver maximum effectiveness. The XM25 dramatically increases the warfighter??™s system performance while extending the effective range of the soldier??™s individual weapon to more than 500 meters. Rheinmetall Awarded EUR 30 Million Tank Ammunition Contract Rheinmetall DeTec Germany`s Bundeswehr has awarded the Rheinmetall Group with a tank ammunition contract worth approximately EUR 30 million. The ammunition is designed especially for the Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT). The contract was signed on July 1, 2005 at the Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) in Koblenz. Developed specifically with the out-of-area missions of the German Army in mind, the new ammunition, based on tungsten technology and known as the DM 63, will close a capabilities gap. Thanks to a new propulsion system, this KE round ??“ unlike any other ammunition now available on the market ??“ can be used not only in the most advanced version of the Leopard 2 tank, but also to expand the operational spectrum of the other 350 Leopard 2 MBTs remaining in the Bundeswehr`s inventory, without the need for additional technical modification. Its temperature-independent propulsion system constitutes a unique selling point, a technical feature unrivalled worldwide. The contract underscores Rheinmetall`s leading edge position in the world of large-calibre armament and ammunition. Thanks to its superior main armament, the Leopard 2 is widely considered to be the world`s most effective main battle tank. Some fifteen nations rely on large-calibre technology from Rheinmetall, giving this new generation of ammunition substantial export market potential. |
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