Agilent announces extension to Navy contract
-- Test & Measurement World, 6/2/2006 7:26:00 AM
Agilent Technologies has announced that it will support the US Navy's Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) program beyond the 20-year production support contract to the year 2015. CASS is a high-performance, standardized test environment that is used onboard aircraft carriers and at other locations to test and maintain Navy aircraft electronics. Agilent's seven-year support commitment extension is expected to generate an estimated $45 million in services revenue between 2009 and 2015.
The US Navy currently has an estimated installed base of 9195 CASS-related assets that require support. That number is expected to steadily increase by 2015. During the extended support period, Agilent will leverage its hardware and service capabilities in support of the CASS parts inventory, repair strategy, and automated test equipment (ATE).
"The CASS support extension is a prime example of Agilent's continued focus on the aerospace and defense market," said Bill Highstreet, VP and GM of the Agilent Electronic Measurement Group's Service Solutions Unit in the Americas. "Agilent's rich history of reliable and robust hardware solutions, coupled with its long and trusted service relationship with the US Navy, made for a straightforward decision to support CASS beyond the original contract period."
"Many people depend on CASS systems as a matter of national security," said Rick Danz, the Navy's CASS program manager. "Sustaining these systems is as important to us today as building the original equipment. Agilent's leadership role in supporting the CASS program provides us the assurance we need that all deployed CASS systems will live up to the expectations of its users."
The Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) was developed by the Naval Air Systems Command as the Navy standard ATE for intermediate-, depot-, and factory-level support, both ashore and afloat, of all Navy electronics, from aircraft to ships and submarines. There are five CASS station configurations designed for specific testing requirements, including hybrid; radio frequency; communications, navigation and identification; electro-optical; and reconfigurable transportable CASS. Lockheed Martin serves as the CASS prime contractor and system integrator, while Agilent serves as a major supplier-partner. CASS is also supported by a network of key suppliers and subcontractors.
Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com
CASS, www.acq.osd.mil/ats.
Lockheed Martin, www.lockheedmartin.com
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