Tyonek Subsidiary to Support A-Kit Design, Prototype and Integration on US Army UH-60M

MADISON, Ala., March 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TFab Manufacturing, LLC, (TFab) a subsidiary of Tyonek Manufacturing Group, Inc. (TMG) and Tyonek Native Corporation, has been awarded a $19 million contract to support the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS). LIMWS is the U.S. Army's competitive procurement activity to provide upgraded capability to the warfighter beyond the AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS).

BAE systems won the competition for the LIMWS development program utilizing T-Fab as a major sub-contractor.   TFab will perform work scope that covers A-Kit design, A-Kit manufacture and installation for UH-60M aircraft.  Awarded task(s) will consist of the detailed integration design of the A-Kit (including Technical Data Package), fabrication and installation of a prototype A-Kit on a UH-60M, generation of a Modification Work Order (MWO), MWO validation through a second installation, and support to the USG for MWO verification.

"We are honored to support BAE in the development, production and validation of the LIMWS.   This an extremely important program being developed on an aggressive timeline under a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC)," said Steve Adlich, President, TMG. "This program will provide an extremely important upgrade to the current CMWS system and will provide a substantial leap forward in technology for Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) for the US Army."

Manufacturing and Engineering will be performed at Tyonek's facility in Madison, AL and prototype installation as well as validation and verification testing will be performed at the company's modification and support facility in Kiln, MS.

About Tyonek Native Corporation

Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC) is the parent company to a variety of subsidiary businesses in industries including ISO 9000 certified defense manufacturing and engineering, aircraft maintenance, information technology services, land and resource development, and construction. The company owns and manages over 200,000 acres of land, primarily on the West side of Cook Inlet in South Central Alaska.

An Alaska Native Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), the company is governed by a board of nine directors and a management team who are accountable to a community of more than 900 shareholders.

The corporation's headquarters is in Anchorage, Alaska, with offices in Madison, Alabama, and subsidiary facilities located throughout the continental United States. For more information, visit www.tyonek.com.

SOURCE Tyonek Native Corporation