This issue will fill you in on the importance of the National Flight Academy at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., at a time when the aerospace industry is concerned about getting the next generation of aviation workers. For the immediate Mobile-Pensacola area, some 2,000 new jobs will have to be filled in the next few years.
We also have a story on the new high-tech simulators that are going to Naval Air Station Whiting Field near Milton, Fla., plus additional stories about the Navy’s search for a new training helicopter and an update on Santa Rosa County’s work to create Whiting Aviation Park.
There’s also a piece on the new SHO9 helicopters that will be assembled in Lafayette, La., by the Kopter Group of Switzerland. It adds another layer to the aircraft assembly operation in the region. Included in that story is an update on happenings at the Mobile Aeroplex in Mobile, Ala.
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Education - attraction
What’s it like to be launched in space?
The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla., has a new Apollo 11 virtual reality (VR) attraction designed to let visitors walk in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
The 5-minute, $10 experience includes climbing aboard the rocket, actually a row of a dozen seats facing a replica Houston Mission Control.
The seats move, by the way, shaking and pitching, like you might experience in a spacecraft. After launch, riders get a 360 degree view of earth and space while heading to the moon.
Animation of the historic 1969 landing allows guests to see what the astronauts might have witnessed and felt. This year is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. (Post)
Many of us who are, uh, old timers, remember the landing, watching it on television. Some of us even made younger siblings look at the historic landing – even though they had other things they’d rather do.
Military
Cmdr. Brian Kesselring will be the Blue Angels flight leader and commanding officer for the 2020 and 2021 show seasons. Kesselring will replace current Blue Angels commanding officer Capt. Eric Doyle in November 2019, when the show season ends.
Kesselring will lead the Pensacola, Fla.-based team during its 75th anniversary season in 2021, and will likely oversee the transition from the F/A-18 Hornet to the Super Hornet. The Navy expects the change to happen in 2021.
It will mark the first time in 35 years the Blue Angels have changed aircraft. (Post)
If you haven’t seen the Blue Angels perform, you’re missing something special. A few years ago we took a visitor to see the team practice at Naval Air Station Pensacola. If you’ve never seen a practice session, it’s quite enjoyable – especially hearing the volunteers who give a play-by-play in front of the visitors sitting in the stands.
Contracts - NASA
NASA has awarded a task order to CenturyLink, of Va., to provide support of NASA’s core backbone services including Optical Wavelength Service (OWS) and ethernet interfaces. The task order has a performance period consisting of an 18-month base period plus four two-year option periods, for a total order value of $11.4 million. … NASA also has awarded a contract to Seventh Sense Consulting LLC, of Woodbridge, Va., to provide Agency Wide Acquisition Support Services (AWASS) to all NASA centers. The $24.6 million contract has a one-year base period beginning July 1, and four one-year options which run through June 30, 2024 if all options are exercised. Both contracts will be administered by the NASA Shared Services Center at the agency’s Stennis Space Center, Miss.
NASA has awarded a task order to CenturyLink, of Va., to provide support of NASA’s core backbone services including Optical Wavelength Service (OWS) and ethernet interfaces. The task order has a performance period consisting of an 18-month base period plus four two-year option periods, for a total order value of $11.4 million. … NASA also has awarded a contract to Seventh Sense Consulting LLC, of Woodbridge, Va., to provide Agency Wide Acquisition Support Services (AWASS) to all NASA centers. The $24.6 million contract has a one-year base period beginning July 1, and four one-year options which run through June 30, 2024 if all options are exercised. Both contracts will be administered by the NASA Shared Services Center at the agency’s Stennis Space Center, Miss.
Contracts - DoD
Boeing Defense Space and Security, St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $250 million contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition/Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM/LJDAM) technical services, aircraft integration, and sustainment. This contract provides for JDAM/LJDAM-specific activities including, but not limited to, technical services, aircraft integration, and sustainment. Work will be performed in St. Louis, and is expected to be complete by March 2029. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. … Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $151.3 million modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract. This modification provides for the procurement of long-lead items for the manufacture and delivery of 21 F-35 Lightning II Lot 14 low-rate initial production aircraft for the governments of Australia (15) and Norway (6). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center. … Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $12.9 million modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification upgrades three MQ-4C Triton aircraft from a baseline Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) 3 software configuration to a Multi-IFC 4 software configuration. Fourteen percent of the work will be performed in Moss Point, Miss., and is expected to be completed in October 2021. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. … Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $7.2 million advance acquisition contract modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification extends the period of performance and provides additional funding to procure long lead components, material, parts and associated efforts required to maintain the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System planned low rate initial production, lot 4 production schedule. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Fuselage work on the Tritons is done in Moss Point, Miss. … AECOM Management Services Inc., Germantown, Md., was awarded $30.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification provides for the procurement of aviation support equipment in support of the Fleet Readiness Centers. New Orleans is one of the work locations with five percent. Work is expected to be completed in April 2022. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity. … Peerless Technologies Corp., Fairborn, Ohio, was awarded $47.2 million for advisory and assistance services to support the Air Force Civil Engineering Center energy directorate. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be complete by April 10, 2024. The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Boeing Defense Space and Security, St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $250 million contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition/Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM/LJDAM) technical services, aircraft integration, and sustainment. This contract provides for JDAM/LJDAM-specific activities including, but not limited to, technical services, aircraft integration, and sustainment. Work will be performed in St. Louis, and is expected to be complete by March 2029. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. … Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $151.3 million modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract. This modification provides for the procurement of long-lead items for the manufacture and delivery of 21 F-35 Lightning II Lot 14 low-rate initial production aircraft for the governments of Australia (15) and Norway (6). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center. … Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $12.9 million modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification upgrades three MQ-4C Triton aircraft from a baseline Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) 3 software configuration to a Multi-IFC 4 software configuration. Fourteen percent of the work will be performed in Moss Point, Miss., and is expected to be completed in October 2021. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. … Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $7.2 million advance acquisition contract modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification extends the period of performance and provides additional funding to procure long lead components, material, parts and associated efforts required to maintain the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System planned low rate initial production, lot 4 production schedule. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Fuselage work on the Tritons is done in Moss Point, Miss. … AECOM Management Services Inc., Germantown, Md., was awarded $30.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification provides for the procurement of aviation support equipment in support of the Fleet Readiness Centers. New Orleans is one of the work locations with five percent. Work is expected to be completed in April 2022. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity. … Peerless Technologies Corp., Fairborn, Ohio, was awarded $47.2 million for advisory and assistance services to support the Air Force Civil Engineering Center energy directorate. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be complete by April 10, 2024. The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity.
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