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Synthetic Aperture Radar equipped ISR plane of the Iraqi air force.

http://www.defense.gov/Contracts/Con...ontractID=5132
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Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, KS, has been awarded a $15,907,028 modification (P00023) on contract (FA8620-11-C-3000) for 12 months of contractor logistics support (CLS). This modification exercises option year one for CLS from Oct. 1, 2013 through Sept 30, 2014. Exercising option year one will continue operations and avoid a break in service. Work will be performed in Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2014. This requirement is 100 percent foreign military sales (FMS), and is in support of the Iraq King Air 350 program per agreement with the FMS customer (Iraq). Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WINK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kan., has been awarded a $24,500,000 firm-fixed-price and cost- reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for King Air 350 aircraft maintenance training. Contractor provided training shall be based on standard commercial-off-the shelf configured King Air 350 proline 21 avionics. Work will be performed at New Al-Muthana Airbase, Iraq and Wichita, Kan., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2015. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. This is 100 percent foreign military sales for Iraq. 338 Specialized Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity (FA3002-14-D-0003).

Iraq just bought another King Air.

Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $7,851,932 firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of one King Air 350 Extended Range (ER) Aircraft. Work will be performed at Wichita, Kansas, and is expected to be completed by March 30, 2015. This contract will support 100 percent foreign military sales for Iraq. FMS funds in the amount of $7,851,932 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-14-C-4006).

Is there a separate contract for the ISR package?

no idea. if its a "small" contract it won't appear on the defence.mil contract list.

News from janes.com.

Iraq to get another King Air



Iraq is to get another Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft under a USD7.85 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 June. The contract is expected to be completed by 30 March 2015.

The Iraqi Air Force already operates King Air 350ERs that have been modified into intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and one King Air 350 light transport aircraft. The six aircraft were delivered under a USD10.5 million contract announced by the DoD in September 2008 and are based at Baghdad's New al-Muthana Airbase.

Iraq's 350ER-ISR version carries an L-3 Wescam MX-15i electro-optical turret and a GA-ASI Lynx Block 30E synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator.

http://www.janes.com/article/40215/iraq ... r-king-air

yes the capability of the aircraft is great.

http://www.ga-asi.com/products/sensor_s ... ynxsar.php


Lynx® Multi-mode Radar

GA-ASI’s Lynx is a state-of-the-art, lightweight, high-performance, multi-function radar that operates in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) modes. An all-weather sensor, Lynx provides photographic-quality images through clouds, rain, dust, smoke, and fog, in daylight or total darkness. As a result, Lynx detects time-sensitive targets and changes on the ground that may be undetectable by Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors. Additionally, Lynx’s long-range, wide-area surveillance capability provides high-resolution SAR imagery slant ranges well beyond effective EO/IR range.

Lynx’s broad area GMTI scanning capability detects and tracks moving targets in real-time and cues aircraft EO/IR payloads or ground units for target acquisition and prosecution.

The Lynx Multi-mode Radar sensor continues to be in deployment on manned and Unmanned Aircraft Systems throughout the world. Lynx is utilized by the U.S. Army aboard its Sky Warrior® Alpha and Gray Eagle® UAS, and on a variety of manned aircraft, including the C-12, U-21 and DH-7. Lynx is also utilized by the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force on their MQ-9 Reaper™ UAS; by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security aboard its Predator Bs; and the Italian Air Force on its MQ-9s. Additionally, Lynx is utilized by the Iraqi Air Force aboard its Peace Dragon manned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.

The Lynx product family currently consists of the AN/APY-8 Block 20 radar (system weight 120 lbs) and the AN/DPY-1 Block 30 radar (system weight < 85 lbs).

Features/Benefits:

High-resolution imagery
Long-range, up to 80 km
High reliability, enclosed chassis
Low weight and volume
Real-time detection of vehicular movement
Automatic cross-cue to EO/IR
Available as a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) sensor
Designed for use in UAS and manned platforms

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