SPARKS, Nev., June 11, 2013 – The United States Army’s Program Office for Electronic Warfare and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) celebrated the final delivery of over 3,000 “Baldr” units due under the Army’s Individual Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronics Warfare (ICREW) program at SNC’s production facility in Sparks, Nev.
SNC’s Electronic Warfare and Range Instrumentation business area designed, developed and manufactured the cost-effective Baldr systems and is the industry leader in the Dismounted Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) market. Soldiers in theatre wear the 8.9 pound Baldr system providing an effective zone of individual protection against RCIED during ground operations. The Army named the ICREW “Baldr” systems after the son of Odin, the God of Light, in ancient Norse mythology.
“SNC is proud to partner with the U.S. Army and delivers unparalleled solutions to saving soldiers’ lives,” said Paul Plemmons, corporate vice president for SNC’s Electronic Warfare and Range Instrumentation business area. “SNC’s light-weight, counter-RCIED systems provide the dismounted soldier the confidence and protection to maneuver in an RCIED environment.”
John Myers, SNC production manager, was recognized as the top individual contributor to the successful and timely completion of the ICREW program contract. SNC teammates Microboard Processing, Inc., and Aethercomm, Inc., were recognized as the top suppliers contributing to the overall success of the program.
The U.S. Army launched the ICREW program in 2012 based on an urgent need from U.S. forces serving overseas for ultra-light RCIED protection for individual soldiers. After a rigorous competitive evaluation process, the U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded SNC a $56.5 million contract to manufacture thousands ICREW systems. The contract was effective on October 16, 2012. SNC made on-time delivery of this huge quantity of systems by May 2013 – in just eight months.
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SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for national security systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is at the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It's part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.