Ex-Eaton sub's avionics system

The Air Force Materiel Command’s Services Management Office at Eglin AFB, Fla., has prepared a synopsis of information that may result in the awarding of a five-year sole source contract to Exelis Inc. of Herndon, Va. The intended contract is to provide sustaining engineering services (SES) in support of the B-1 and B-52 mission data test labs and the 53rd Electronic Warfare Group’s special test equipment unit at Eglin. Taskings directly support maintenance, operation and technical capabilities of the AN/ALQ-161 Defensive Avionics System on B-1Bs that identifies, acquires and denies enemy radars and missiles; and the AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures System radar warning system for B-52H, AC-130U, MC-130H and others with electronic countermeasures against airborne and ground based fire control radar systems and associated missiles. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded on or before July 2015. (Source: Fed Biz Ops, 01/05/15) Central Mississippi: The AN/ALQ-161 was developed by AIL Systems Inc. – a former subsidiary of Eaton Corp. Eaton operates an Aerospace Group's Fuel and Motion Control Systems Division manufacturing facility at Jackson, Miss.