BAE SYSTEMS To Develop Advanced Armour For Marine Corps Ground Combat Vehicles
01 Aug 2005
BAE Systems has been awarded a three-year contract worth up to $2.8 million from the U.S. Navys Office of Naval Research to develop an advance armour solution for Marine Corps ground combat vehicles.
The program will focus on developing an advanced system by exploring and refining the potential synergy between Electro Magnetic Armor (EMA) and other armour technologies.
In meeting the requirements of this contract, BAE Systems and the Army Research Lab (ARL) will leverage our extensive experience in the development of EMA and other armour technologies, said Mark Middione, Survivability program manager for BAE Systems. We are looking forward to developing a combined technology that will directly benefit Marines in hostile environments.
Under the contract, BAE Systems, teamed with ARL at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, will test and develop configurations that combine the benefits of the armour technologies. Armour recipe development will be followed by multi-hit arrays and then a full vehicle kit. ARL will provide design, modelling and test support to the program.
The effort will benefit from knowledge gained on prior EMA-related design, experimentation, pulsed power and vehicle integration by the company, ARL and TARDEC on both conventional and hybrid-electric drive vehicles.
The award is the second vehicle survivability contract awarded to BAE Systems by ONR. Since 2001, the company has been working on a Smart Survivable Structure program to investigate and incorporate emerging technologies into hull structure designs that increase vehicle survivability, with an emphasis on developing lightweight nanomaterial armours, a miniature structure-integral electronic jammer and an adaptive visual layer.
About BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company employs nearly 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $25 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.
For further information, please contact:
Herb Muktarian, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 717 225 8004 Pgr: +1 800 797 1593
herb.muktarian@baesystems.com
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