BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES U.S. NAVY CONTRACT FOR MINE NEUTRALIZERS WORTH POTENTIALLY US$60MILLION
Mar 2008 | Ref. 094/2008
Waterlooville, United Kingdom. BAE Systems has been awarded a US9.8million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply mine neutralizers which will be launched from a helicopter, ship and fast RIB. The scope of the contract is to supply further Archerfish mine neutralizers with associated support and engineering services.
The contract comprises three, annually staged options for additional neutralizers and associated equipment, of which the customer has already taken up the first option. The contract is worth a potential £30 million if all options are adopted by September 2010.
The Common Neutralizer uses BAE Systems’ remotely operated Archerfish underwater vehicle. Able to locate mines using sonar, it enables operators to identify mines using an onboard camera. Operators can then command detonate Archerfish causing the mines destruction. Archerfish, in a competitive procurement in 2002, selected for use on the U.S. Navy AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization System. In early 2007 the U.S. Navy opted to use Archerfish as the Common Neutralizer for mine countermeasure systems. In October 2007 it placed a contract for the integration of Archerfish on to the Avenger Class of mine countermeasure vessels.
“The award of the Common Neutralizer low rate initial production contract is a great endorsement of the Archerfish product and of the work that our team has put in over many years,” said Paul Laity, Naval Programmes Director, BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) “All of us look forward to providing this world-class sea mine disposal system to the U.S. Navy, and seeing it ultimately keep U.S. personnel safe.”
Archerfish neutralizers are manufactured at BAE Systems’ facility in Waterlooville, United Kingdom with final assembly at ATK’s Rocket Center facility in West Virginia.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defence 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 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £15.7 billion (US$ $31.4 billion) in 2007.
For further information please contact:
Sue Kennard, BAE Systems
Tel +44(0) 1276 6032565; mob: +44(0) 7801 712739
sue.kennard@baesystems.com
Scott Hailstone, BAE Systems
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 384725 Mob: +44 (0)7793 423068
scott.hailstone@baesystems.com
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BAE Systems, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU, UK
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