L-3 Wins Recompetition for C4ISR System on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter
July 25 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its
Communication Systems group was awarded a contract from Bollinger
Shipyards LLC to provide the integrated C4ISR system for the U.S.
Coast Guard’s (USCG) Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC). The
value of this contract for 26 cutters is approximately $160 million
over a nine-year period.
“L-3 is excited to serve as the C4ISR integrator and provide our
comprehensive suite of best-in-class systems on this important
platform,” said John Mega, president of L-3 Communication Systems.
“The FRC is the newest generation of patrol cutter and plays a
vital role in the USCG’s mission to protect our homeland. This
award expands on L-3’s legacy of ISR integration and leverages our
leadership in maritime communications for a wide range of vessels
around the globe.”
Under this contract, L-3 will provide initial design upgrades to
the FRC, including the antenna arrangement and analysis, exterior
communications and other situational awareness enhancements. In
addition, L-3 will deliver, install and support the integrated
bridge, interior and exterior communications systems, and
distributed navigation equipment. The company will also conduct
training of the FRC crews at its site in Camden, New Jersey, and
will provide postdelivery warranty support at each cutter’s
homeport.
Work on this contract, which is for Phase II production of the
FRC, will be done by L-3 Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East)
in Camden, and L-3 Henschel in Ayer, Massachusetts. L-3 CS-East
specializes in the design, development and production of integrated
command, control, communications and computing (C4) and cyber
systems supporting space, ground, air and maritime operations for
next-generation requirements. To learn more about L-3 CS-East,
please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com/cs-east.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 38,000
people worldwide and is a leading provider of a broad range of
communication and electronic systems and products used on military
and commercial platforms. L-3 is also a prime contractor in
aerospace systems. The company reported 2015 sales of $10.5
billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s website at
www.L-3com.com. L-3 uses its website as a channel of distribution
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