Pete Trainer, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Air Force Solutions business, explained, "Since 1985, we have been the sustainment contractor of choice for the IRSP program to ensure test ranges are operational and mission ready."

BAE Systems will service components and subsystems for instrumentation tracking systems such as radars, telemetry and optical range mission systems, flight termination systems, data acquisition systems and global positioning systems.

"We are pleased to continue our instrumentation sustainment, engineering support, and maintenance services for the 27 IRSP test ranges worldwide. Our work improving the mission readiness of these systems ensures air, missile, and space situational awareness is provided seamlessly to the warfighter and decision makers," Trainer explained. 

Under the firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-reimbursable indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, work will be performed on the 27 ranges globally that are part of the IRSP.

They include those in the US operated by the US Air Force, Army and Navy, NASA, and the US Department of Energy, as well as allied ranges operated in the UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Republic of Korea and Switzerland.

BAE Systems is a leading systems integrator supporting militaries and governments, and US intelligence community members across the globe. The company is a premier provider of radar life-cycle support service, sustainment, and modernisation for radar, telemetry, and optical tracking systems.

Stephen Kuper

Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.