BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $148.7 Million US Navy Contract for Shipboard Communication Systems Engineering & Technical Services.Business Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001 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. Applied Technologies, part of BAE SYSTEMS North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , has been awarded a contract with a ceiling value of $148.7 million by the Naval Air Warfare air warfare Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). Centre Aircraft Division (NAWCAD NAWCAD Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division ) at Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C. in St. Inigoes, Maryland. Under this contract for Shipboard ship·board n. 1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard. 2. Archaic The side of a ship. adj. Communication Systems, BAE SYSTEMS will provide engineering and technical services for the system design, turnkey engineering, integration and testing, crew training, procurement, and shipbuilder support for the Radio Communication Systems for the DDG DDG Guided Missile Destroyer DDG Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft DDG Deputy Director General DDG Drop Dead Gorgeous DDG Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft (German Society of Dermatologists) 51 class new construction ships and other DoD platforms. Support will include technical services, facilities, materials, and data to support the NAWCAD mission. Work is expected to be completed by June 2008 and will be performed by BAE SYSTEMS Applied Technologies personnel and the other team members, who include Allied Technology Group Incorporated, C-CUBED Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Litton Ship Systems Full Service Centre Incorporated. "We have a strong and long-established partnership with NAWCAD that has developed with this programme over the past 25 years," said Bruce Hamilton, president, BAE SYSTEMS Applied Technologies. "We look forward to continuing to meet the unique shipboard communication requirements of the U.S. Navy and the DoD." About BAE SYSTEMS: BAE SYSTEMS is the truly global systems, defense and aerospace company. BAE SYSTEMS employs more than 100,000 people, and has annual sales of some $18 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs and manufactures civil and military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. BAE SYSTEMS North America employs 22,000 people in the design, development, integration, manufacture and support of a wide range of advanced aerospace products and intelligent electronic systems for government and commercial customers. BAE SYSTEMS Applied Technologies provides life cycle logistics and technical services to the DoD, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , FAA, intelligence agencies, state and local governments, international governments, and commercial clients. The company's headquarters are in Rockville, Maryland, and there are over 50 additional offices located close to clients in the continental U.S. Projects are located world-wide. |
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