SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Coast
Guard awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a $125.6 million follow-on contract to provide
Rescue 21 program management, system support and maintenance and
sustainment engineering support for the U.S. Coast Guard Command,
Control, and Communications Engineering Center.
Rescue 21 is the U.S. Coast Guard's advanced command, control
and direction-finding communications system. The system was created
to better locate mariners in distress, save lives and property at
sea and on navigable rivers. By harnessing state-of-the-market
technology, the General Dynamics-built Rescue 21 system enables the
Coast Guard to execute its search and rescue (SAR) activities with
far greater agility and efficiency. Rescue 21 is operational along
the entire Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts of the continental
United States as well as along the
shores of the Great Lakes, Puerto
Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands,
Hawaii, Guam and Mariana Islands.
"Mission Systems is proud to work with the Coast Guard on this
critical SAR program," said Chris
Marzilli, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems.
"Since its implementation, the Coast Guard has supported more than
90,000 SAR cases using Rescue 21.
This system saves lives."
Mission Systems will continue to provide customer care, field
support and engineering escalation resources as well as support for
information assurance, spare parts and obsolescence management, and
pursue life-cycle cost savings.
"We will continue to leverage the best technology and deliver
superior program management to improve Rescue 21 mission
readiness," commented Bill Weiss,
vice president and general manager of the Ground Systems line of
business at General Dynamics Mission Systems. "We're proud to be a
part of this important program, and deeply value the Coast Guard's
confidence in us."
The 36-month award consists of a base period with three option
periods from September 2016 through
August 2019.
General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD). For more information about General Dynamics
Mission Systems, please visit gdmissionsystems.com and follow us on
Twitter @GDMS.
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