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BAE Systems lands $237.7M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, a business unit of Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc., a potential $237.7 million contract to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work on the USS Wasp assault ship, the company announced Tuesday. 

Under the contract, BAE Systems will begin working on the 843-foot-long USS Wasp in February 2021, performing hull, tank and mechanical work. The company last performed maintenance work on the ship from December 2016 to May 2017 and added modifications to support Joint Strike Fighter operations onboard.

“BAE Systems is very familiar with USS Wasp, performing substantial upgrade work onboard before its forward deployment to Japan three years ago,” Mark Whitney, deputy general manager of BAE Systems Ship Repair and general manager of Norfolk Ship Repair, said in a statement. “Our team of skilled tradespeople and subcontractors look forward to executing another long sustainment period on Wasp, to ensure the ship retains its sharp warfighting capability.”

BAE’s floating drydock, Titan, returned to Norfolk earlier this month after five months of maintenance at a Baltimore-based shipyard. The Titan is able to lift up to 52,500 long tons and the company anticipates it could be in active use until 2045.

BAE Systems Inc. is an independent U.S. subsidiary of England-based BAE Systems plc, one of Europe’s top defense contractors. BAE Systems Inc. employs approximately 35,100 people across the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Israel. The company generated $11.4 billion in sales last year.

 

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BAE Systems wins potential $100M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, a business unit of Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc., a potential one-year, $100.5 million contract to perform work on the USS Stout ship, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

Under the contract, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair will perform ship maintenance, repair and modernization for the USS Stout, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. Work will be performed in Norfolk and is expected to be completed by November 2021.

BAE Systems will receive $76.2 million at the time of award, according to the DOD.

BAE Systems Inc. is an independent U.S. subsidiary of England-based BAE Systems plc, one of Europe’s top defense contractors. BAE Systems Inc. employs approximately 35,100 people across the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Israel. The company generated $11.4 billion in sales last year.

 

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BAE Systems wins two Navy task orders

The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. two task orders totaling more than $30 million to produce and integrate a mission-critical information warfare platform for U.S Navy vessels, the company announced Tuesday.

Under the task orders, BAE Systems will work on Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise Services (CANES) for two Arleigh Burke class destroyers, a Virginia class submarine and two Blue Ridge class command ships. The goal of the task orders is to help sailors complete missions and stay connected while at sea, according to the company. 

CANES consolidates five existing legacy network programs into a single support framework for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) applications for the branch.

“These two task orders permit us to continue our high-quality, high-volume production and integration service, assembling and delivering CANES to the Navy safely and affordably,” Mark Keeler, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Integrated Defense Solutions business, said in a statement. “CANES takes advantage of commercial-off-the-shelf insertion, which brings operational agility to the warfighter and savings to the U.S. Navy.”

Work on the task orders will be performed at BAE Systems’ 281,000-square-foot production facility in Summerville, South Carolina. 

BAE Systems Inc. employs approximately 35,100 people across the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Israel. The company generated $11.4 billion in sales last year. BAE Systems Inc. is an independent U.S. subsidiary of England-based BAE Systems plc, one of Europe’s top defense contractors.

 

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BAE Systems lands $400M Air Force contract

The U.S. Air Force awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. a $400 million contract to develop an air vehicle system for the Skyborg program, a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that use artificial intelligence to adapt to battlefield conditions.

“The need to generate combat power faster than our adversaries is critical to address near-peer threats,” Ehtisham Siddiqui, BAE Systems vice president and general manager of controls and avionics solutions, said in a statement. “This award will accelerate the development and deployment of manned/unmanned teaming technologies to give the U.S. Air Force a decisive edge in the battlespace.”

BAE Systems will design the UAVs using their autonomous systems, which include sensors and payloads that communicate within a shared network with manned aircraft. This will allow for faster updates and integration to respond to emerging threats, according to BAE Systems.

“It will allow the UAVs to serve as the eyes and ears for pilots, collecting and sending data from the battlespace to a manned fighter,” according to BAE Systems.

Work on the contract will be performed in Endicott, New York.

BAE Systems Inc. employs approximately 35,100 people across the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Israel. The company generated $11.4 billion in sales last year. BAE Systems Inc. is an independent U.S. subsidiary of England-based BAE Systems plc, one of Europe’s top defense contractors.

 

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