US awards contracts for Cessna aircraft surveillance systems involving Philippines

From Update.Ph (May 13): US awards contracts for Cessna aircraft surveillance systems involving Philippines  

The United States government through its Defense Department has entered into couple of contracts that involve pseudo foreign military and foreign military sales to the Philippines. The contracts are with North American Surveillance System and L-3 Communications Corporation.

The contracts also involve pseudo foreign military and foreign military sales to Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

“North American Surveillance Systems, Titusville, Florida, has been awarded a $39,983,647 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action. Contractor will provide modification and integration of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities into Cessna 208B aircraft, training, and field service representative support,” US Defense department said in a press release dated May 9.

“L-3 Communications Corp., doing business as Communication Systems West, Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a $14,185,927 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for Cessna 208B intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) program production of ISR capabilities and spares,” it added.

Fiscal 2016 Section 2282 and counter-terrorism partnership funds are being obligated at the time of award for both contracts.

Works are expected to be completed September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2017, respectively.

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