BAE Systems receives $60 million U.S. Navy contract to support standard missile program
29 Nov 2010 | Ref. 287/2010
ROCKVILLE, Maryland -- BAE Systems has received a $60 million readiness and sustainment contract to support the U.S. Navy’s Standard Missile (SM) program. The company will provide a range of services to establish and maintain the ship interfaces for the Standard Missile family and ensure the proper launching and communications for the missiles, which are fired from ships. These services include systems and software engineering, systems integration, testing, and computer-aided design.
BAE Systems has served the Navy on SM and predecessor missile programs for more than 40 years. Under the same contract, the company also works with the Navy to support SM programs for allied nations, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.
“This contract continues our long history of performance as a leading systems integrator for the Navy,” said Steve Metz, vice president of Maritime Programs at BAE Systems. “This work is vital to ships around the world equipped with Standard Missiles. It is of particular interest to our allied nations wishing to maintain Anti-Air Warfare Capability on existing platforms.”
The five-year contract was awarded by the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems, which fields weapon systems for non-nuclear surface ships. It includes a one-year term, plus four option years. If all of the options are exercised, the total value could reach approximately $60 million. The work will be conducted at a BAE Systems Support Solutions facility in Rockville, Maryland, and at customer sites in Tucson, Arizona and around the world.
BAE Systems Support Solutions provides a range of services to meet needs in readiness and sustainment and operational support across the land, aviation, maritime, and C4ISR domains, supporting the U.S. Department of Defense and federal agencies. Support Solutions is also a leading non-nuclear ship repair, modernization, and conversion company, servicing various commercial and Navy ships, including those equipped with the Aegis Combat System.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US $36.2 billion).
For further information, please contact:
Neil Franz, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 301 838 6112 Mobile: +1 240 687 0127
neil.franz@baesystems.com
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