The new order follows a $295.8m contract received in March 2011 for supply of systems to additional five BCTs, bringing the total number of teams receiving WIN-T Inc2s to eight. Samuel Aerospace is one of North America’s top ten processors and distributors of metals, operating more than 40 facilities which are strategically located throughout Canada and the United States. Additional facilities maintained in the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico and China extend our reach globally. Our strategically placed processing and service centers allow us to offer on time and JIT delivery services.
Samuel Aerospace alloys are available in a complete range of shapes and sizes to meet the diverse requirements of the commercial and defense aerospace markets. We stock one of the most extensive aluminum inventories in the industry. Our available aerospace aluminum offering includes:
• Sheet & Coil • Plate • Rod & Bar
• Tube & Pipe
A variety of AS, ISO and TS standards ensures conformance to customer’s requirements. Primary aerospace service centers are ISO 9000 and AS9100/9120 certified.
WIN-T Increment 2 systems are procured by army under a potential three-year $2.8bn deal awarded to GD4CS in 2010 to help offer on-themove connectivity to commanders, besides expanding the availability of tactical broadband communications to lower echelon troops. The system has already completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) during the army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 12.2 exercise at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, providing the company with an opportunity to continue enhancing its overall performance and effectiveness.
Samuel Aerospace offers value-added quality processing services including:
• Water-Jet Cutting • Bar and Extrusion Sawing • Aluminum Plate Sawing • First Stage Processing
Our pre-production processing services are all performed to stringent quality standards to your specifications, saving you time and money while ensuring the quality of your end product. We go to great heights to deliver the right product to the correct quality standards, on time, every time. Plus, we offer Stock and Release and Vendor Managed Inventory programs. These programs can help your company eliminate costly inventories and improve cash flow.
To learn more contact your Samuel Aerospace Metals representative or call (877) 565-7050. Everything you need in a metals supplier…quality, reliability and availability.
US Army orders additionalWIN-T Increment 2 systems from GD4CS General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) has been awarded a contract for delivery of additional Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 (Inc 2) systems to the US Army, as part of the Capability Set 13 deployment program. The $346m contract was awarded following authorization from the (DoD) to continue systems deployment and cover supplies to additional brigade combat teams (BCTs) and division headquarters units. General Dynamics C4 Systems president Chris Marzilli said the WIN-T Increment 2 had demonstrated the value of high-speed communications for commanders requiring robust, reliable communications and situational awareness in the battlefield. “Commanders can now make faster, more informed decisions using real-time information while moving with their soldiers, rather than being tethered to command posts,” Marzilli added. A2Z METALWORKER
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WIN-T Increment 2 production is conducted at the company’s facility in Taunton, Massachusetts, and preliminary deployment as key component of Capability Set 13 already started at Fort Drum in New York and Fort Polk in Louisiana, US. Available in three increments, WIN-T is the army’s mobile battlefield network system providing soldiers with mission critical voice, video and data to improve battlefield awareness.
Systematic and Lockheed Martin Working Together to Propose an Electronic Warfare Support System Systematic and Loc kheed Mar tin Corporation are in the process of finalizing terms that will allow them to work together on the establishment of an Electronic Warfare Support System (EWSS) to support the Danish Maritime Helicopter Program (MHP). Contingent on selection of the US Navy’s MH-60R being offered by industry Team SEAHAWK, this project would commence after contract award.