BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED VERTICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM CONTRACT FOR DDG 1000 DESTROYERS POTENTIALLY WORTH $64 MILLION
11-05-2007
MINNEAPOLIS - BAE Systems was awarded an $8 million contract - which has the potential to increase up to $64 million - from Raytheon Company for the first two shipsets of MK57 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for the U.S. Navy's DDG 1000 Zumwalt class of destroyers.
The contract covers the continuation of design, integration, requirements verification, and the initial purchase of materials for the first two shipsets. Work on this contract award begins immediately and continues until January 2012.
"This contract award is a significant milestone marking the transition from design into production," said Jay Dolan, MK57 VLS program manager at BAE Systems.
Work will be performed at BAE Systems facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Cordova, Alabama; and Aberdeen, South Dakota.
DDG 1000 Zumwalt is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers tailored for land attack and littoral dominance. DDG 1000 will provide forward presence and deterrence, and operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary forces.
DDG 1000 Zumwalt is a key component of the surface combatant "family of ships" currently being developed by the Navy to serve as the backbone of tomorrow's surface Fleet. DDG 1000 Zumwalt provides a broad range of capabilities that are vital both to supporting the Global War on Terror and to fighting and winning major combatant operations. Zumwalt's multi-mission warfighting capabilities are designed to counter not only the threats of today, but threats projected over the next decades as well.
The MK57 VLS is being developed under a collaborative partnership between Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems and BAE Systems. The MK57 VLS for the DDG 1000 is comprised of 20 peripherally distributed modules. Each module includes four cells.
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.
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Van Keuren, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 763 572 7615 Mobile: +1 612 618 7210
jeff.vankeuren@baesystems.com
Shannon Smith, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8257 Mobile: +1 703 967 3854
shannon.n.smith@baesystems.com
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