L-3 awarded $21M mod contract

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC of Madison, Miss., was awarded a $21,895,190 for modification to a previously awarded Navy contract to exercise Option 1 for contractor-owned and operated business jet training services in support of contracted air services’ basic training, large national exercises, and small, single unit training exercises. Missions include maritime air patrol, low/slow terrorist aircraft, air interdiction training, and air intercept/anti-submarine training. These services support training requirements through air intercept control, anti-submarine tactical attack control, tracking exercises, electronic warfare missions, banner tows and target tows. Work will be performed at the Virginia Capes Training Ranges, Virginia Beach, Va. (50 percent); North Island Naval Base, Coronado, Calif. (40 percent); and Kauai, Hawaii (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2017. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DOD, 08/24/16)