SubscribeVT Miltope, a company of Vision Technology Systems, today announced that it received a four year, $18m award for the F/A-22 Integrated Maintenance Information System (IMIS) Portable Maintenance Aid (PMA).
The initial $4.4m task order is for 354 TSC-750M F/A-22 Computer Kits and various peripherals and accessories.
The F/A-22 IMIS PMA was awarded by the 754th Electronic Systems Group (ELSG), Maxwell- Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama using the Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract process, via NCI, a small business prime contractor on the program.
The VT Miltope MIL-STD-810F/461E qualified TSC-750M rugged laptop computer was selected by the F/A-22 IMIS team as its next generation PMA. The F/A-22 IMIS computer configuration includes optional embedded 1553, accessible via a MIL-C-38999 connector, as well as a 1.6 GHz Pentium M processor, 512 MB RAM, 64 MB VRAM, 14.1 inch sunlight readable display, and a rugged, removable DB20 80 GB hard disk drive. It is packaged in a hard carry case with a rugged power adapter/charger, 1553 interface cables, batteries, and other accessories.
The US Air Force utilizes the IMIS, a paperless computerized maintenance system, to maintain the F/A-22 weapon system. This system collects and analyzes problem data resulting in the development of a maintenance solution. To retrieve, display and upload data into and from the IMIS server, maintainers use a digitized medium tool known as the PMA.
More than 20,000 units of earlier versions of the TSC-750M rugged laptop computer have been delivered in support of military operations worldwide. Many of these systems are already successfully deployed with US troops in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
The TSC-750M is designed to withstand the harshest tactical environment for computer systems and is used in forward areas under extreme weather and handling conditions. "This is the first time the US Air Force is using our rugged notebooks for their flightline operations and it represents a strategic win for VT Miltope. The TSC-750M is designed to withstand the harshest weather and handling conditions, providing flightline technicians with robust computing capabilities."
~ Brigadier General (US Army, Ret) Tom Dickinson, President and CEO, VT Miltope
Hope Hull, Alabama, 5 July 2006
