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2006 Press Release Archives
Marine Fighter Squadron Deploys to Iraq with MFOQA Demonstration Tools
from SimAuthor
Dec. 18, 2006 - In August of this year, the “Bats” of Marine All-Weather
Fighter-Attack Squadron 242—VMFA(AW)-242—deployed to Iraq with prototype
software tools developed under the Department of the Navy’s Military
Flight Operations Quality Assurance (MFOQA) demonstration project.
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Westar to Provide Software Engineering, Technical Support Services to
Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., Nov. 14, 2006─ The U.S. Army’s Program Executive
Office for Aviation has awarded Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc.,
a $2.3 million effort to provide software engineering and technical
support services for the development, testing and sustainment of the
Army’s maintenance and logistics management system for Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS) program, as well as develop and integrate new modules into
the system.
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Westar Awarded $2.7 Million Effort to Provide Technical Support Services to Army Reset Program
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 9, 2006 ─ The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile
Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has awarded Westar Aerospace &
Defense Group, Inc., a $2.7 million effort to provide technical support
services to the Army’s reset Program, whose goal is to expedite the
restoration of helicopters returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to
deployable condition.
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William Goss Appointed Executive VP and CFO at Westar Aerospace & Defense Group
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2006 ─ Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc.,
announced today that William E. Goss has joined the company’s senior
management team as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (CFO), replacing Doug Childress who is leaving the company to
pursue other business interests. In his new position, Mr. Goss will be
responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, IT and legal
departments, as well as for managing its merger and acquisition activity.
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Westar to Provide Systems Engineering Support to Army Aviation's Apache Helicopter Fleet
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2006 ─ The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
(AMCOM) has awarded Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., a task order
to provide airworthiness and qualification engineering support to the Apache
Helicopter (AH-64) Division of the Aviation Engineering Directorate.
The award’s value slightly exceeds $2 million, and includes five option years.
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Westar Awarded $21 Million Contract to Provide Test Support Services to
U.S. Army Aviation Technical Test Center
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17, 2006 ─ Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., will
provide test support services to the U.S. Army Aviation Technical Test
Center (ATTC) at Ft. Rucker, Ala., under a five-year contract valued at
more than $21 million.
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Army Aviation & Missile
Command Achieves Certification for Condition Based Maintenance-Data
Warehouse
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2006 - Army Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM)
reached a milestone on August 25, 2006, when its Conditioned Based
Maintenance-Data Warehouse (CBM-DW) program was certified for
development by the Defense Business Systems Management Committee (DBSMC).
The program’s approval was AMCOM’s first DBSMC certification.
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Synthetic Battalion Lab Demonstrates Benefits of U.S. Army's MFOQA Program
FORT RUCKER, Ala., Aug. 31, 2006 - A developmental exercise conducted in a synthetic
battalion environment at the U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center in Fort Rucker, Ala.,
has demonstrated the potential benefits of the U.S. Army’s military flight operations
quality assurance (MFOQA) program, and will help define how the technology will be
developed and used in the field.
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Westar Breaks Ground in St.
Louis for New Corporate HQ and Research and Technology Center
ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2006 To accommodate the needs of its fast
growing business, Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., broke ground
today for a new three-story, 81,000 square-foot facility that will serve
as the company's new corporate headquarters and Research technology
Center.
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Westar Opens New Facility
in Huntsville's Cummings Research Park; Breaks Ground on New Addition
for 2007
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 1, 2006 - During a
packed open house ceremony today for Westar Aerospace & Defense Group's
new 84,000 square-foot facility in Huntsville's Cummings Research Park,
the company announce that it will immediately add by the end of next
year an additional three-story, 126,00 square-foot facility to house it
growing workforce in northern Alabama.
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Westar Aerospace & Defense Group Acquires SimAuthor
March 27, 2006
- Westar Aerospace & Defense Group,
Inc. has acquired Colorado-based SimAuthor, Inc. in an all-cash
transaction for approximately $8 million. SimAuthor is a software
and services company that specializes in flight data visualization
and simulation technology.
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