Israel-based Electric Fuel Corporation has signed a contract with the US Army Communications Electronic Command (CECOM) for the delivery of advanced zinc-air batteries. The contract calls for order releases during the first three calendar quarters of 2003, with a current order ceiling of $2.5 million.
Under the terms of the contract, Electric Fuel will produce and supply the BA-8180/U Zinc-Air Non-rechargeable Battery. BA-8180/U is the new Army designation for Electric Fuel's Model FC Advanced Zinc-Air Power Pack, as it was previously known during its development phase.
In addition, Electric Fuel will supply three types of electrical interface adapters for the BA-8180/U, including equipment-specific adapters for the AN/PRC-119 SINCGARS and SINCGARS ASIP tactical radio sets, and a generic interface for items of equipment that were designed to interface with a BA-5590 or equivalent battery. Each of the three interfaces was also assigned a national stock number (NSN) by CECOM. As previously reported, the BA-8180/U was assigned an NSN in August 2002.
The Electric Fuel Corporation is a refuelable zinc-air fuel cell technology, active in advancements in battery technology for defense and security products, military applications and electric vehicles. Electric Fuel develops, manufactures and markets advanced high-tech multimedia and interactive digital solutions for the training of military, law enforcement and security personnel, and lightweight materials and engineering processes to armor vehicles. — (menareport.com)
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