Bayh Secures More Than $55 Million for Indiana Companies, Universities to Support Nation's Troops

WASHINGTON DC -  U.S. Senator Evan Bayh announced last Friday, October 12, that he has helped secure more than $55 million for Indiana companies and universities to support the mission of the nation’s military. The funding was included in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008, which the Senate unanimously approved last week.

“The research and development being done by Indiana companies and our universities plays a significant role in making sure our nation’s military has what it needs to successfully carry out its mission, both at home and on the front lines,” Senator Bayh said. “Indiana’s strong base of manufacturers, along with our growing high-tech sector, are creating and producing innovative and highly effective equipment, vehicles and other devices that are used every day by the men and women serving in our armed forces. These funds add fuel to our state’s economy, but more importantly help ensure our troops’ success, as well as their safety.”

Senator Bayh is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The DoD Appropriations bill now heads to a conference with the House of Representatives. The final legislation will be voted on again by both congressional bodies and then will be sent to the President for his consideration. The Senate’s DoD Appropriations bill includes:

• $2.5 million for Superdrive Inc., Anderson, for the development of a more efficient transmission for the military’s medium-sized tactical vehicles. The transmission is that is projected to raise the average fuel economy by 30 percent.
• $4 million for Ameriqual, Evansville, to upgrade its high pressure packaging capabilities and conduct research that to extend shelf life for meals ready to eat (MREs).
• $30 million for Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame for research initiatives.
• $1.5 million for Indiana University for the development of renewable energy sources for the military, which has a tremendous need for electrical power to support extended operations.
• $4.8 million for Allison Transmission, Indianapolis, for the development and integration of electronic controls into the M1 Abrams tank and M113 family of vehicles to improve performance and diagnostics.
• $2.6 million for Enerdel, Indianapolis, for the development of a high energy battery for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
• $5 million for Alcoa, Lafayette and Auburn, for the research and design to support the modernization of tactical wheeled vehicles, enabling efficient integration of lightweight structural materials, while also ensuring optimal crew protection.
• $4 million for DefenseCS, Mishawaka, for to develop solutions to problems with armored glass on military vehicles.
• $1.6 million for Arxan, West Lafayette, for its Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) Anti-Tamper Initiative, which is aimed at accelerating the integration of the Army’s anti-tamper solution for its NLOS-LS program.
• $1 million for ICx, West Lafayette, for the testing of a next-generation gas chromatographic mass spectrometer to support the military’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams.

Source: US Senator Evan Bayh Press Release

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