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Date: September 29, 2006

Contact: Erin Rath(Gregg)
Barbara Riley(Sununu)


GREGG, SUNUNU: $69.3 MILLION FOR NH INITIATIVES IN DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL SENT TO PRESIDENT

 

Central NH companies secure $54.75 million in federal funds

 

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and John E. Sununu (R-NH) announced that the Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Appropriations conference report passed the Senate by a final vote of 100-0 The bill was passed last night by the House of Representatives and will now be sent to the President’s desk for his signature. The bill includes $69.3 million for New Hampshire companies, including $54.75 million for developments and programs being undertaken by companies in Central New Hampshire. A breakdown of the projects is listed below.

The bill appropriates $436.6 billion for the Department of Defense, including $70 billion for operations related to the Global War on Terror. It provides: a 2.2 percent across-the-board pay raise for military personnel, pay and allowances for mobilized Reserve and Guard Soldiers, Special Pays to include Imminent Danger Pay to Active, Reserve, and Guard Soldiers who are deployed in support of GWOT, and additional Combat Benefits for death and traumatic injury. Additionally, the bill includes funding for a Virginia Class submarine, adds $290 million for National Guard and Reserve equipment, provides $1.1 billion for body armor and personal protection equipment, $1.9 billion for efforts to defeat Improvised Explosive Devices, $1.5 billion for Up-armored HMMWVs, and directs that $2.94 billion of procurement funds be available for equipping the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.

Senator Gregg, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, stated, “Companies throughout New Hampshire continue to produce top-level products and services that are helping the men and women of our Armed Services carry out their duties worldwide. They are making a significant contribution to our national security, and I am pleased that their hard work and innovation is being recognized through the funding included in this bill. This bill provides critical support for the men and women of our Armed Forces who put their lives on the line every day to protect our country. They need the most innovative technology and tools in the continuing war on terror, and this bill provides that support.”

“Military facilities and private-sector companies across New Hampshire, New England and the nation play an important role in supporting and protecting our men and women in uniform no matter where they serve around the world. The resources in this defense bill provide critical investments needed to fight the global war on terror, protect the homeland and make investments to best respond to future threats at home and abroad,” said Senator Sununu.

Fiscal Year 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Conference Report

Greater Manchester, Nashua, Southern NH Areas

Active Shock Inc., Manchester - $1.3 million to accelerate development of shock mitigating suspended boat seats for U.S. Special Operations Command eleven-meter rigid hull inflatable boats.

Advanced Device Technology, Inc., Salem - $1.3 million to accelerate development of a low cost un-cooled infrared camera for missile defense and unmanned aerial vehicle applications.

Axsys Technologies Inc., Salem - $3.9 million to accelerate the U.S. Marine Corps’ flight line security upgrade program for protection of combat assets, equipment and personnel.

BAE Systems, Nashua - $12.85 million for work on several weapons systems including: development, fielding, and deployment of tactical signals intelligence capability on unmanned aerial vehicles; development of full protection capability for detection, classification and localization of torpedo threats for large deck high value surface ships; development of electronic warfare systems for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft; continued work on the shipboard electronic development program; as well as, enhancements to the COBLU direction finding program.

Diaphorm Technologies LLC, Salem - $1.3 million to develop technology solutions and industrial base capabilities for the U.S. Army’s next generation combat helmet program.

Gentex Corp., Derry - $3.25 million for production of combination microphone, oxygen mask, helmet systems which will increase protection and comfort for U.S. Navy aviators.

Impact Science & Technology, Inc. Nashua - $1 million to continue development of an advanced tactical countermeasures system capable of degrading the performance of enemy radar systems in their ability to detect, identify, and target U.S. operational forces.

Insight Technology, Inc., Londonderry - $8.8 million for production of several different types of thermal and infrared sights and sensors to be used by U.S. Marine Corps and Special Operating Forces personnel during night time and reduced visibility conditions.

Leonardo Technologies, Inc., Bedford - $1 million for research and development to transition innovative thermo-electric power generation devices to Department of Defense applications.

Malden Mills, Lawrence, MA - $5.85 million for procurement of: multi-climate protection systems for U.S. Naval and Marine Corps personnel; fleece insulated liners for extended cold weather clothing systems for the U.S. Army; and cold weather layering systems for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Optics1, Inc., Manchester - $4.85 million to accelerate the development of a collimated infrared weapon sniper sight/spotter scope for the U.S. Army, and to accelerate the development of a collective aperture multi-band sensor system to improve the collection of real time tactical intelligence for U.S. military forces.

Saint-Gobain Crystals, Milford - $2 million for research and development of sapphire sheet technology for ongoing U.S. Air Force imaging, sensing and targeting systems.

Scientific Solutions, Inc., Nashua - $1.8 million to accelerate development of an integrated marine mammal monitoring and protection system for the U.S. Navy.

Solid State Scientific Corp., Nashua - $3.25 million for research and development directed at increasing the survivability and lethality of U.S. military airborne assets by providing multi-color infrared sensors for identification and countermeasures to multiple threats including man portable missiles.

Warwick Mills, New Ipswich - $2.3 million to accelerate the development of inorganic metallic barriers for U.S. Army chemical-biological protective structures, and to accelerate development of lighter and more flexible mosaic body armor with greater coverage and protection for U.S. military personnel.


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