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BAE Systems Wins Additional M777 Howitzer Order From The U.S. Armed Forces HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- BAE Systems has received a new order from the U.S. Department of Defense for 87 additional M777A2 155mm towed howitzers, valued at $176 million. The order adds to the 589 M777A2 howitzers already on order for the U.S. armed forces, of which more than 300 have been delivered. The 155mm towed howitzers purchased under this contract will be delivered in 2010. “This order has been achieved as a result of benchmark standard teamwork between the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Light Weight 155mm Office, and the BAE Systems project team, due to our strong delivery performance and the reliability,“ said Jim Imrie, BAE Systems’ Land Systems Weapons and Vehicles managing director. “The M777A2 is exceeding the customer’s expectations in terms of performance, and this has helped build the case for additional orders. The M777 is proving to be an exceptional piece of kit, praised by the artillery community for its reliability, ease of use and accuracy.” The M777 effort is managed by the Light Weight 155mm Joint Program office at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. BAE Systems’ facilities at Barrow-in-Furness, UK and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, manufacture, integrate and test the guns. BAE Systems also provides support, training, maintenance and spares for the guns currently in service all around the world. The M777 howitzer is the world's first artillery system to incorporate large-scale use of titanium and aluminum alloys; weighing less than 10,000 lbs (4220 kilograms) it is the world's lightest 155mm howitzer, resulting in a field gun that is half the weight of a conventional 155mm system. The light weight enables rapid deployment of M777 into any theater of operation. The gun is now being deployed using the new M982 Excalibur guided ammunition, developed by Raytheon and BAE Systems, which delivers a maximum range of 40km with an accuracy of 10 meters. M777 is currently in service with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Canada also has 12 M777 howitzers in service, with potential requirements for an additional 22 howitzers. The Canadian Royal Horse Artillery has a number of M777s operational in Afghanistan where the gun is known by local insurgents as the ‘Desert Dragon’. Source: BAE Systems BAE Systems Receives $7 Million Contract To Upgrade 51 Bradley Training Systems ORLANDO, Florida -- BAE Systems has been awarded a US $7 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade 34 previously fielded Bradley Advanced Training Systems (BATS) along with the 17 systems currently being manufactured. The contract provides upgrades to the command and control function, integrates the latest Bradley tactical code, and incorporates functionality to support the new soldier’s manual. These upgraded devices will help train Bradley commanders and gunners, and to develop and maintain crew coordination skills within desert, urban and woodland terrain environments. “These advanced training devices give our soldiers unique training for the Bradley Fighting Vehicles in urban operations,” says Mark Russell, director of Training Systems for BAE Systems. “Now soldiers can train in a safe yet very realistic environment before meeting the challenges of today’s battlefield.” The award brings the total contract value for Bradley Training Systems from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation to US $34.4 million. BAE Systems will perform the pre-planned product improvement work effort for the Bradley Advanced Training Systems, software and hardware upgrades at its Orlando, Florida facility. BAE Systems in Orlando is a full service virtual, live, and constructive training systems provider for the U.S. military and homeland security personnel. In addition to the Bradley Training Systems, the group also develops training for the Future Combat Systems program. Source: BAE Systems Lockheed Martin Team Awarded $766M AMF JTRS Contract to Provide Tactical Communications and Networking Solutions Chantilly, Va., -- Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been selected by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Joint Program Executive Office to provide the tactical communications and networking solutions for the Air Force, Army, Navy and other users. The Lockheed Martin Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Stations (AMF) JTRS team will design, develop, integrate, test and deliver advanced, reliable, tactical networked communications solutions providing joint interoperability with secure information flow. AMF JTRS is an essential element in the Tactical Global Information Grid strategy to provide secure data, voice, and video to the right people, in the right place, at the right time. The initial System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract value is $766 million. "Lockheed Martin is honored and excited to provide affordable, open, network-enabled, communications out to the tactical edge," said John Mengucci, president of Mission & Combat Support Solutions for Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Services. "AMF JTRS extends net-centric warfare beyond the command center so this system is crucial to support information sharing and combat readiness, a must for today's warfighters." AMF JTRS will network enable and provide interoperable communications for more than 160 platform types including fixed and rotary wing aircraft, submarines and surface ships, and fixed stations world-wide. The Lockheed Martin team's successful Network Centric Operations Live Flight Demonstration at the end of the Pre-SDD Phase of the Program showed a glimpse of the future with improved situational awareness, tactical voice, video and data interoperability, and communications automation. The Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS team includes BAE Systems, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon. Work will be conducted at locations in Scottsdale, Ariz.; San Diego, Calif.; Tampa, Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Gaithersburg, Md.; St. Paul, Minn.; Wayne, N.J.; Charleston, S.C.; and Chantilly and Reston, Va. Source: Lockheed Martin |
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