"These projects are valuable to Maine companies and their workers. It is also evidence of the unique expertise and contributions that these companies have to offer to the military and to national security," said Senator Collins.
Senator Collins announced the following appropriations:
· $4 million to TSI/Applied Thermal Dynamics of Sanford for the development of high performance sandwich panel construction techniques, to solve the problems associated with aerodynamic heating at high speeds and radiant heating caused by flight engines.
· $3 million to Telford Aviations of Bangor for a small airship surveillance system-lite remotely piloted system project in Limestone.
· $11 million to Fiber Material Inc. in Presque Isle for assembly of integrated composite airframe structures and to build parts for Claymore Marine, an advanced naval under sea detection system.
· $18.2 million to Saco Defense of Saco to manufacture parts for the XM312 .50 caliber advanced crew served weapon, an increase of $10 million over the President's budget request.
· $5 million to the University of Maine for U.S. Army research on advanced structures and composites in construction.
· $1 million for the University of Maine to study the structural reliability of fiber-reinforced polymer composites in ship construction.
· $2.5 million to the Sensor Research and Development Corporation of Orono to create a rapid and highly sensitive detector of biowarfare agents.
· $50 million for Pratt & Whitney in North Berwick to help build new engines for Block 42 F-16s for the Air National Guard and F-15 E-Kits modifications.
· $8 million to support the New England Manufacturing Supply Chain, which is designed to provide small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses with access to the supply chains of the Department of Defense.
· $5 million to Noesis for a high performance brush program for submarine electrical generators. Some of this work will be performed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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