BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $7 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO PREPARE BRADLEY COMBAT VEHICLES FOR COUNTER-IED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS
17 Jan 2008 | Ref. 015/2008
YORK, Pennsylvania -- BAE Systems has received a $7 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to prepare almost 1,700 Bradley Combat Vehicles to receive electronic warfare systems capable of jamming the detonation of roadside bombs. Under this contract, the company will manufacture and install the A-Kits, which are the assemblies used to mount the system, onto 1,691 Bradleys.
The system, called the Counter Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW)-2, is manufactured by Syracuse Research Corporation and is designed to counter a wide range of RCIEDs.
“The installation of the CREW system on Bradley vehicles will help prevent the detonation of remote controlled improvised explosive devices,” said Andy Hove, vice president of Combat Systems Programs for BAE Systems. “The ultimate goal is keeping the men and women in uniform safe.”
With this modification, the contract —originally awarded in July 2007 from the Army’s TACOM Life-Cycle Management Command for $7 million – is now worth $14 million.
The A-Kits will be produced at BAE Systems’ York, Pennsylvania facility with installation being performed at Ft. Bliss, Texas and Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Work on the contract is expected to begin in May 2008 and continue through September 2009.
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. With 96,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded $27 billion in 2006*.
*On a pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings Inc for the whole of 2006
For further information, please contact
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Garrie Dornan, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 717 225 8004 Mobile: +1 717 818 7401
garrie.dornan@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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