ILS Security and Surveillance Radio Communications Engineering / Integration Services Government


2009

Merrick (Mac) Carey joins ATSC Board of Advisors

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Merrick (Mac) Carey to its Board of Advisors.  His extensive experience in national security, policy research and operational experience will enhance the existing strengths of ATSC in meeting worldwide defense and security requirements

 

Habib Debs, CEO and President of ATSC, said “Mac Carey is a remarkably gifted and insightful executive.  As ATSC continues to build on our record of success, Mac’s experience and skills will play an integral part in this forward movement.”

Mac is founder and currently CEO of the renowned Lexington Institute, a public policy think tank dedicated to advancing democratic capitalism and a strong national defense. Previously, Mac was Press Secretary to Representative Jack Kemp, Chief of Staff to Representative James Courter, a member of the House Armed Services and Iran-Contra Committees, and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean. From 1990-1993, Carey was Executive Vice President of the international economic advisory firm Johnson Smick International. Mac also served from 1989 through 1996 as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Naval Reserve and was a mobilized reservist for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  He also served as an Air Intelligence Officer in 1996 preparing missions and flying with VP-11 in support of Operation Decisive Edge over Bosnia.

2009

Mark T. Kimmitt Joins Advanced Technology Systems Company

As Executive Vice President

 

 

ARLINGTON, VA, April 10, 2009 – Brigadier General Mark T. Kimmitt, (US Army, retired), former  Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs has joined Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) as its Executive Vice President. 

 

“Mark Kimmitt brings a lifetime of military, policy and on the ground experience to our practice, and we’re pleased to have him join the team,” said Habib Debs, President and CEO of ATSC.

 

Subsequent to retiring from the U.S. Army in 2006, Kimmitt served in two key policy positions- as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy, responsible for military policy development, planning, guidance and oversight for the region. Subsequently, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, with responsibility for Department of Defense and Department of State interaction in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, and worldwide defense trade.

 

Kimmitt served as an officer in the U.S. Army for 30 years in a wide variety of command, operational, and policy positions throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including planning positions within both Allied and Joint service commands. He was Deputy Director of Strategy and Plans at U.S. Central Command, and served as Deputy Director of Operations and Chief Military Spokesman for Coalition Forces in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

Kimmitt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and received a Masters Degree (with Distinction) from Harvard Business School. He holds additional Masters Degrees from the School of Advanced Military Studies and the National Defense University, and earned a certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) while serving as Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy.

 

2009

M48-A5 MBT

 

 

ATSC has won a sustainment logistic contract for support of a foreign military army M48-A5 Main Battle Tank.

April  2009

YPR-765 IFV

 

 

 

ATSC has won a sustainment logistic contract for support of a foreign military army YPR-765 a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle.

2009

Paint Booth Construction

 

ATSC has won a competitive bid with the US Army Tank and Automotive Command to build a paint booth reconditioning facility for heavy tracked vehicles for an allied military customer. The program duration is one year.

2009

Upgrade of Grit Blast System

 

 

 

 

ATSC has won a competitive bid with the US Army Corps of Engineers to build a Grit Blast System for an allied military customer. The program duration is one year.

 

2009

DHC-5 Buffalo Aircraft

 

 

 

US Army Research Development Engineering Command ( RDECOM) awarded ATSC a multi million dollar sustainment logistic contract in support of the DHC-5 Buffalo aircraft for an allied military customer.

2009

R2-3G

 

 

ATSC is proud to announce that it has been selected to participate in the CECOM Rapid Response 3rd Generation “R2-3G” Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracting vehicle.

This contracting vehicle is intended to shorten the procurement cycle for all Government Agencies.

2009

Border Surveillance Communications Systems (Phase II)

 

 

ATSC has been awarded a second phase of a contract to provide training and installation services on a large border security communications project under FMS case. The task involves installation of different types of radio communication sets on patrol vehicles, base stations, and repeaters and developing maintenance and troubleshooting training courses.

 2009

 

 

 

Nation Wide Communications Systems (Phase III)

 

ATSC has been awarded a third phase of a contract to provide training and installation services for a nation wide communications project under FMS case. This is a 3 years contract.

October 2008

ATSC OpensPascagoula, Mississippi Offices

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is pleased to announce the establishment of an office in Pascagoula, Mississippi.  This office, located at 3207 Magnolia Street in the Hancock Bank Building, will serve as headquarters for Gulf Coast Operations for ATSC.  Mr William (Bill) Elwell has been named the ATSC manager-in-charge of the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) segment of corporate business and will direct our ILS operations in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

From ATSC headquarters in Virginia: Mr. Habib Debs, CEO, has said, “We have worked very hard to expand our ILS capabilities and are establishing this office to enable us to better serve our NAVSEA, USCG, and commercial partners.  Bill Elwell and his team have decades of experience and will be able to respond rapidly, and personally, to our Gulf Coast customer’s needs.”

If you have a question for Mr. Elwell, his office phone is 228.696.8792, and his email is welwell@atscva.com .

September 2008

Egyptian Navy Fast Missile Craft Phase II Signed

$642,000,000.00 Contract

 

 

US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has signed authorization to proceed with Phase II of the Egyptian Navy’s Fast Missile Craft (FMC) program.  With VT Halter Marine as the shipbuilder and Prime, ATSC is the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) subcontractor for this $642 Million FMS program.

The FMC will feature state-of-the-art ship design and the best exportable weapons system on this class of vessel.  The ship will be a high speed patrol craft with anti-air and anti-surface weapons, active and passive countermeasures, and electronic warfare capabilities

Phase I of this FMC program addressed the conceptual design of the ship with full integration of all the ship’s systems, weapons, and sensors.  Phase II is a multi-year effort that will encompass full scope ILS development, training, spares, documentation and warranty work.

September 2008

ATSC Prepares for Mobile C3 Product Demos in Eastern Europe

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is preparing to perform real-time demonstrations of its Mobile Command and Control System (MCCS 2020) to satisfy invitations from several European allies during November and December.  The MCCS 2020 is a man-portable, stand-alone Command, Communications and Control center designed for the First Responder, be that response civil or military.  After being shown the capabilities of the mobile C3 center in the ATSC Arlington, Virginia headquarters, several of the European nations have requested live demonstrations in their national capitals.

Azerbaijan, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, and other area nations are interested in the MCCS 2020 ability to maintain communications between cell phones, HF/VHF/UHF radios, and satellite phones while also integrating video and other sensor signals displayed on its computer display.  This connectivity will continue even after one or more communication nodes become inoperative.  The wide flexibility of communications formats and the self-healing network ability makes the MCCS 2020 an ideal choice for First Responders and Perimeter Security operations of both civil and military nature.

August 2008

ATSC Offers State-of-the-Art Ship’s Bridge Simulator

 

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) has been selected by an overseas client for a full scale, state-of-the-art ship’s bridge simulator to better train their bridge crews for all sea states, heavy seaborne traffic and other environmental challenges.  This simulator system presents full size views of ‘the outside world’ to the captain and his crew that instantly reflects changes in shipboard control inputs.

July 2008

ATSC Leads Best Qualified Team for OSPREY  Mine hunter Overhaul & Repair

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is leading a team of original builders to overhaul, repair and upgrade the OSPREY Coastal Mine Hunters of the Egyptian Navy.  The Arlington, Virginia program management, logistics and system integration firm has put together a team composed of the original OSPREY manufacturers Fincantieri , L-3Com MAPP  and Raytheon that outfitted this ship class when it was built for the US Navy.  ATSC will provide engineering support, program management, training, logistics support and Follow-On Technical Services (FOTS). 

The Egyptian Navy’s OSPREYs are 2 of the 12 MHC-51 class mine sweepers designed and operated by the US Navy through the 1990s until 2007.  They are designed to find, classify, and destroy naval mines by use high-definition, variable-depth sonar, and video.

ATSC led the team that performed the initial survey of these ships for the Egyptian Navy earlier this year in Alexandria, Egypt.  That team was under the management of an ATSC Program Manager who served as a former US Navy OSPREY Executive Officer.

July 2008

ATSC Selected In Final Bid for Deep Dive Hyperbaric Chamber Project

 

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) of Arlington, Virginia has been selected to offer its design for a hyperbaric chamber under a program known as Deep Dive.  This chamber is intended to serve both training and actual medical needs.  The Hyperbaric Chamber will accommodate up to 12 people.

ATSC leads a team of hyperbaric chamber experts and naval architects to meet the unique needs of this project. An interesting feature in the ATSC design is that there is no need to make technically difficult welds on site during installation. This will allow the site preparation and Deep Dive installation to have significantly less risk than other techniques.

 

June 2008

 

ATSC Teams with Maritime Security Strategies for Coastal Security Craft

 

 

Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) has teamed with Maritime Security Strategies (MSS) as they offer a technologically advanced, cost effective naval patrol ship in the 42-meter (137 ft) class.  ATSC will provide the acquisition logistics management, the initial support, and follow-on spares needed to make this ship a true turn-key choice for prospective navies.

This ship is designed to be easily reconfigured to provide custom mission capability for the full range of coastal security missions.  Most impressively, the leading-edge shipbuilding technology employed allows this vessel to have a delivery time from 12-15 months from order placement.  The robust mechanical and electronic power systems, the configuration flexibility, rapid delivery and low initial cost make this Coastal Security Craft very attractive to Mediterranean, Baltic, Central and South American nations.

2007-2011

 

Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP)

ATSC was selected as a member of Raytheon’s team for the Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP). ATSC will provide the following Logistics Support Services and Products:

  • Integrated Logistic Support
  • Follow-on Technical Support (FOTS)
  • Configuration Management (CM)
  • Material Acquisition
  • Harbor Protection System HPS2000
  • Border Protection System BPS2500
  • CCTV
  • Tactical Fiber Optics
  • Access Control
  • Biometrics
  • Specialized Construction
  • Engineering Support
  • Communication Systems

 

On 14 March 2007, Raytheon Technical Services Company of Reston, VA, received notification of award of the Commander, Naval Intelligence Center/Naval Facilities Administration Command Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Ashore Program, a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for procurement, installation, and sustainment of Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Ashore Program equipment at naval installations worldwide.   The other winners were Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, and Northrop Grumman.  The total amount per year is not to exceed $100,000,000; and the cumulative total for all four contracts over the entire contract term is $500,000,000 (base period and four one-year options).