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L -- IDECM FOTD DEVELOPMENT FOR THE USAF U-2 AIRCRAFT SOL N00019-96-C-0005 POC Contact, Wallace D. Coggins, Phone (703)604-6100 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to negotiate a provisioned item order under the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) engineering and manufacturing development contract with Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company. The order will require the contractor to perform tasks to develop the IDECM Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) for the unique requirements of the U.S. Air Force U-2 aircraft. The order will include analysis of installation locations complete with aerodynamic and environmental studies, definition of necessary IDECM FOTD modifications or commonality impacts as a result of the possible integration into the U-2, manufacture of IDECM FOTD mass models for the U-2, performance of U-2 qualification safety of flight tests and support of IDECM FOTD flight testing on the U-2. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20121-96. (0206)

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