Air Force - Payload Integration - Overview
Overview: U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) sought to develop the capabilities for integrating various communications and information technology payloads into a series of platforms including airframes, ships, land vehicles and fixed ground locations to support the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center.
The three-year, $29.3 million contract allows MELE Associates to provide all required staff services, equipment, and material necessary to integrate payloads into host platforms; test and evaluate integrated payloads on host systems; and provide, operate, and maintain suitable host platforms.
The Palekona (pal-eh-KOna - the Hawaiian term for the Peregrine falcon) Integration Team led by MELE Associates has gathered a carefully selected and uniquely qualified team of specialty provider associates to ensure quality, innovation and measurable results.
The Integration Engineering Team selected for this TO is comprised of 16 specialized engineers with expertise in developing designs, specifications, and drawings; fabricating or procuring integration components; installing payloads in host platforms; integrating payloads with host power, cooling, and associated systems; and optimizing antenna performance through configuration and placement.
The Palekona Integration Team possesses the required technical knowledge in system engineering, aviation mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, radio frequency engineering, security engineering, logistics engineering, and installation and testing. The Team has depth of experience in designing and planning network and communications, including Tactical Data Links (TDLs) fielding in remote theaters of operations in support of Warfighter operations.
Through our PMO in Newport News, VA the Palekona Integration Team has already begun work on the first integrated platform involving the modification of airframes to accommodate multi-mission payloads.
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