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Lockheed Martin and Patria join forces for Marine Personnel Carrier Offering Lockheed Martin and Patria have teamed to compete for the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC). The MPC will be the Marines' next generation medium armored vehicle. The service is expected to release a request for proposals during the second quarter of 2008. Under the agreement between the two companies, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, NY will act as prime contractor for the MPC effort, providing systems integration, survivability enhancements, U.S. production and net-centric and logistics capabilities for Patria's proven AMV 8x8 multi-role vehicle. “The Lockheed Martin/Patria team will offer the U.S. Marine Corps a superior personnel carrier that enhances force protection while still providing the mobility necessary to execute expeditionary missions,” said Lou DeSantis, Vice President and General Manager of Systems Solutions at Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego. “Our MPC is a combat-proven solution that supports the Marine Corps' current mission with room for future capability enhancement.” The Lockheed Martin/Patria MPC will meet the U.S. Marine Corps' anticipated performance, protection and payload requirements as a versatile armored personnel carrier. It will be optimized for unconventional warfare, but effective across the full range of military operations. The MPC is designed to fill the medium-armor ground vehicle gap, while also providing capability to "swim" through water. “This teaming agreement with Lockheed Martin is in step with Patria’s strategy to team up with strong partners with whom it offers competitive tailor made solutions to customers,” said Jorma Wiitakorpi, President and CEO of Patria. “The Patria AMV 8x8 is a combat proven solution fielded internationally and receiving great feedback from users in theaters of operations.” Lockheed Martin’s previous experience with military vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps include the Light Armored Vehicle Command and Control (LAV-C2) and Light-weight Prime Mover. The Patria AMV 8x8 multi-role vehicle was launched in 2001, with the first vehicles delivered to the Polish army in 2004 as the serial production started. The advanced modular vehicle is already the choice of the Polish, Finnish, Slovenian, South African and Croatian armies. It has also participated in tough field tests in a number of Arab, Asian and South American countries, with excellent results. Patria is an international defense and aerospace group. Its key business areas include armored wheeled vehicles, mortar systems and ammunition as well as their life cycle support. Patria is owned by the State of Finland and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Source: Patria BAE Systems And General Dynamics Sign Collaborative Agreement To Support Modernization Of U.S. Army Heavy Combat Vehicles WARREN, Michigan – BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, have signed a memorandum of agreement to work collaboratively in support of the U. S. Army’s Heavy Brigade Combat Team modernization plan, which will upgrade, modernize and achieve commonality on BAE Systems’ family of Bradley fighting vehicles and General Dynamics M1 Abrams tanks, the primary combat vehicles of the Army’s Heavy Brigades. The agreement, developed with the Army’s encouragement, defines how both companies will work with the Army’s Project Manager for Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and the Abrams and Bradley Product Managers, to jointly translate warfighter requirements into capabilities through collaborative design and development of common solutions. The agreement also establishes the basic process for collaborative specification and product development and provisions for the common procurement of material to support system evolution on both companies’ combat vehicles. “As the Army adds capability to the Heavy Brigade Combat Teams, they desire common solutions to reduce logistics burdens, to lower development costs, and to make Soldier training easier,” said Mark Roualet, senior vice president and chief operating officer General Dynamics Land Systems. “BAE Systems and General Dynamics have responded with an agreement that harnesses the expertise of the world’s premier combat-vehicle developers to provide our customers the technology and capability they require in the 21st century.” “This agreement is the natural conclusion of initiatives started under the leadership of Kevin Fahey, the Army’s Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems to achieve greater commonality within the Heavy Brigade,” said Raj Rajagopal, president of BAE Systems’ Ground Systems business. “It is a win-win for the U.S. Army, BAE Systems and General Dynamics, and illustrates how our partnership with the Army continues to evolve and apply best industry practices to the benefit of our customer and the American taxpayer.” BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems are also One Team partners for the Future Combat Systems program, primarily responsible for ground combat systems development. This agreement will allow BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems to leverage the work they are doing on the FCS program for application to current force vehicles. !About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. BAE Systems, with 96,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $27 billion on a pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings, Inc. for the whole of 2006. !About General Dynamics General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 83,000 people worldwide and anticipates 2007 revenues of approximately $27 billion. The company has leading market positions in mission critical information systems and technologies, land and amphibious combat systems, shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation. 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