BAE SYSTEMS, Red River Army Depot Open Lean Subsystem Production Facility.TEXARKANA, Texas Texarkana, Texas is a municipal designation in Bowie County, Texas, United States which forms the western half of Texarkana. It is separated from Texarkana, Arkansas, by State Line Avenue. -- BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. and Red River Army Depot (RRAD RRAD Red River Army Depot (Texarkana, TX) RRAD Reusable and Rapid Application Development ) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Depot yesterday to open a world-class, lean subsystem overhaul facility for Bradley Combat Systems. The newly established facility will be the site for the overhaul, remanufacturing and upgrade of the 25mm enhanced gun system, turret drives and transmissions for Bradley Combat Systems. This work is being performed as part of the Public Private Partnership established last year between BAE Systems and RRAD. The ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which was led by Col. Douglas Evans, Commander, Red River Army Depot, and Andy Hove Hove (hōv), city (1991 pop. 65,587), East Sussex, SE England. It is a modern residential seaside resort. , Director of Bradley Combat Systems for BAE Systems. "We all understand who the customer is," Evans said. "We need to make sure the soldiers get the best equipment and that we provide them with as much capability and survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. as possible." In August 2004, BAE Systems and Red River Army Depot signed a Public Private Partnership agreement to team with the Army's PM Combat Systems for the management, overhaul and upgrade of the Bradley fleet. Under the agreement, the company and the depot are focusing on the execution of Bradley requirements, drawing on the combined strengths of both organizations, to provide the highest quality Bradley vehicles for American troops. Hove noted that the partnership had made tremendous progress since it was established a little more than one year ago between BAE Systems and RRAD. "The Red River Army Depot is an integral part of the reset and remanufacture process. The partnership is the best way to enhance the capability and effectiveness of our soldiers by continuously improving the Bradley fleet," said Hove. The Bradley Combat System has played a centerpiece role in Operation Iraqi Freedom and continues to provide outstanding survivability, mobility and lethality to U.S. soldiers in all types of conditions ranging from close-combat urban scenarios to combat on open terrain. The Bradley Combat Systems fulfill critical infantry, cavalry, fire support, battle command and engineer roles for the Army's heavy brigade A heavy brigade is a formation made up from 'Heavy' Cavalry ie Dragoon Guards and Dragoons. The Heavy Brigade was a British heavy cavalry unit commanded by Gen. James Scarlett at the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War. combat teams. BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. About Red River Army Depot Red River Army Depot, located 18 miles west of Texarkana, Texas, in the northeast corner of Texas, is one of our nation's largest defense depots in terms of people and workload. The Depot's maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles Noun 1. wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" axle - a shaft on which a wheel rotates , as well as the Army's light tracked combat vehicle fleet, including the Bradley Combat System, the Multiple Launch Rocket System, and their associated secondary items. Vehicles and components depart the Depot's modernized mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. maintenance facility in "like new" condition. |
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