Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Awarding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Contract Management Agency
Funding agency: Department of Defense / Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Period of performance: 2009-10-01 to 2012-04-29
Current total value of award: $8623434
Description: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE FIVE (5) OPERATIONAL H-60 BLACKHAWK AIRCRAFT WITH THE HELICOPTER ALERT AND THREAT TERMINATION (HALTT) SHOOTER DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION CAPABILITY.  THE BLACKHAWK AIRCRAFT WILL BE  DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FOR OPERATIONAL EVALUATION.  CURRENTLY, THE US MILITARY HAS NO SOLUTION FIELDED FOR DETECTING BULLETS FIRED AT AT A HELICOPTER AND NO MEANS OF LOCATING THE SHOOTER.  THE HALTT SYSTEM WILL REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SMALL ARMS FIRE BY DETECTING BULLETS FIRED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND PRECISELY LOCATING THE SHOOTER.  THIS CAPABILITY WILL ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF BLACKHAWK CREWS AND AIRCRAFT TO AVOID LOSS OF LIFE AND ASSETS.