BAE Systems has one a pair of contracts totaling $164 million in value. The first is a contract for $74 million by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Life Cycle Management Command to purchase long-lead items in preparation for the reset of 101 Bradley Operation Desert Storm Situational Awareness (ODS SA) vehicles.
Under this contract, BAE Systems will procure 101 kits of 43 long-lead items and additional parts for the reset of Bradley ODS SA vehicles. The company will use the acquired items in restoring the Bradley’s to pre-combat condition and upgrading them to the improved situational awareness capability.
“The restoration of the Bradley sustains its life and provides a reliable and efficient vehicle for our war fighters as they complete their missions, ” said Joe McCarthy, vice president and general manager of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team System for BAE Systems. “The procurement of these essential parts will help to ensure that we provide the best possible modernized vehicle to our customer.”
BAE Systems also won a delivery order from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command worth up to $90.6 million to provide 58 U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The U.S. SOCOM vehicle is one of several MRAP variants based on the RG33 family of vehicles.
“These vehicles have been in service with our forces in Iraq providing survivability against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), medium machine gun or small arms fire and mine blast protection, ” said Mark Signorelli, vice president and general manager of New Vehicles and Amphibious Systems for BAE Systems. “The entire RG33 team is proud to be able to provide these highly survivable vehicles to support our troops.”
