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Navy

Undersea Vehicle

L3 Technologies announced that its new Iver Precision Workhorse (Iver PW) Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) will be featured at its exhibit (Booth 2339) at the 2018 Sea-Air-Space Exposition hosted by the Navy League, at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The new Iver PW is the first in a family of advanced, highly capable military AUVs to address a wide variety of customer missions, including multi-domain Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), seabed warfare and mine warfare.

L3 Technologies' Iver Precision Workhorse autonomous undersea vehicle with low-drag side scan and bathymetry transducers (Photo courtesy of L3 Technologies)
L3 Technologies’ Iver Precision Workhorse autonomous undersea vehicle with low-drag side scan and bathymetry transducers (Photo courtesy of L3 Technologies)

«L3 is making strategic investments in advanced C6ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Combat Systems and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) capabilities that position us as a prime integrator in the emerging undersea market», said Christopher E. Kubasik, L3’s Chief Executive Officer and President. «Iver PW offers a broad range of innovative technologies to our U.S. Navy and international customers to aid in executing their missions».

Iver AUVs support a range of military AUV tasks, with longer endurance, enhanced reliability and survivability, multi-sensor support and increased autonomy. With advanced capabilities, the new Iver PW extends critical features that have made the Iver product family the AUV of choice for military and commercial missions.

«The Iver PW demonstrates L3’s ingenuity and customer focus in developing next-generation processing, autonomy and power technologies to enable new capabilities and missions for a real-time tactical advantage in the field», said Jeff Miller, L3’s Senior Vice President and President of its Sensor Systems business segment.

The company plans to demonstrate other AUV technologies at Sea-Air-Space, including its novel aluminum-water AUV power module developed by L3 Open Water Power for lithium-free safety and extended range, as well as its theatre ASW simulator developed by L3 Adaptive Methods.

The Iver PW is developed and manufactured by L3 OceanServer in Fall River, Massachusetts, which is part of the Advanced Programs sector within L3’s Sensor Systems business segment. Since its inception in 2003, L3 OceanServer has sold more than 300 AUVs worldwide, providing highly capable solutions to a broad array of military, commercial and international customers.

Headquartered in New York City, L3 Technologies employs approximately 31,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of a broad range of communication, electronic and sensor systems used on military, homeland security and commercial platforms. L3 is also a prime contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection systems, and pilot training. The company reported 2017 sales of $9.6 billion.

Air Force

Final Airseeker

L3 Technologies announced on September 28 that it has successfully delivered the third and final RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (RJ) signals intelligence aircraft to Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF), a milestone marking the completion of the historic U.S. Air Force (USAF) and U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) Airseeker program.

L3 Successfully Delivers Final Airseeker to U.K. Royal Air Force
L3 Successfully Delivers Final Airseeker to U.K. Royal Air Force

The three U.K. RJ aircraft form the backbone of the U.K.’s Airseeker capability, providing new and collaborative Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) resources in support of global security missions. Upon touchdown at Royal Air Force Waddington, Lincolnshire, U.K., the aircraft was formally transferred to the RAF, completing the hardware deliveries under the Foreign Military Sales contract valued at approximately $1 billion.

Taken together, the U.K. RJ and USAF RJ aircraft form a combined fleet of 20 aircraft, and L3 will perform future baseline upgrades and periodic depot maintenance on the fleet. L3 has also delivered a station to support ground operations and training systems to train both operators and maintainers.

«This groundbreaking agreement gives the U.K. access to future innovative technology and presents a very high level of interoperability with major coalition partners», said Christopher E. Kubasik, L3’s President and Chief Operating Officer. «This partnership has provided our U.K. allies with an intelligence-gathering platform that supports near-real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities».

«Analysts have hailed this U.K./U.S. program as the highest level of intelligence cooperation between the two countries since World War II», said Mark Von Schwarz, L3’s Senior Vice President and President of its Aerospace Systems business segment. «The U.S. and the U.K. will be closely involved in future maturation of the Rivet Joint weapon system for at least the next 25 years».

Under the agreement, the U.K. purchased three Rivet Joint aircraft for conversion by L3 from KC-135R tankers to the RC-135W configuration. The first two aircraft were delivered in 2013 and 2015, respectively, and upon gaining their airworthiness releases.

«The cooperation between L3, the USAF and the U.K. MOD throughout the Airseeker program has been the key to delivering aircraft early and fielding the capability ahead of the original schedule», said Bill Chrispin, the U.K. MOD’s Airseeker Delivery Manager.

Headquartered in New York City, L3 Technologies employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of a broad range of communication, electronic and sensor systems used on military, homeland security and commercial platforms. L3 is also a prime contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection systems, and pilot training. The company reported 2016 sales of $10.5 billion.