Engineered support

Citation

(2004), "Engineered support", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 53 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2004.07953aab.005

Engineered support

Engineered support

Engineered Support Systems is working on a $21.8 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide the US Air Force with various hardware components of the Deployable Power Generation and Distribution System (DPGDS). The current order, received by the company's Radian Inc (Radian) subsidiary located in Alexandria, Virginia, includes 24 Air Force flight line configuration power units and other distribution equipment, which comprises 12 complete Harvest Eagle systems. The DPGDS has been deployed extensively throughout the current US military activities in the Middle East which began shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to Jerry Daniels, vice chairman and CEO of Engineered Support.

The DPGDS is an air transportable electrical power generation and distribution system that provides electrical power for military operations or humanitarian missions ranging from a small, isolated outpost to a fully operational, forward deployed US airbase.

The Harvest Eagle system consists of two power units with an integrated primary distribution centre, operator remote terminals, primary switching centres, secondary distribution centres, power distribution panels, remote area lighting systems, cable reel pallet assemblies, secondary and primary cables and an external fuel system.

This brings Radian's orders to $132.5 million under the ten-year DPGDS contract since commencing the estimated $300 million production phase of the program approximately two years ago. Production work is being carried out by other Engineered Support manufacturing locations as well as by certain outside subcontractors in order to meet the required delivery schedule of April 2004.

For more information on the company, please visit its Web site at www.engineeredsupport.com