BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $16.9 Million for Automated Fuel Handling Services.Business Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 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 $16.9 million contract by the Space and Naval Warfare naval warfare Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships. Systems Center in Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . Under this contract BAE SYSTEMS will provide services and supplies in support of automated fuel handling equipment and fuel-related systems for Defense Fuel Support Center fuel storage terminals and base level fueling facilities worldwide. The contract contains three one-year options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $32 million. In support of this effort, BAE SYSTEMS will provide personnel, facilities, equipment and materials to support a broad range of fuel facility automation projects. BAE SYSTEMS will perform facility assessments, preliminary system engineering plans, final system designs, system documentation, material and equipment procurement, installation and startup, personnel training and follow-on maintenance. Work will be performed primarily by personnel of BAE SYSTEMS Applied Technologies Charleston, SC office. Projects will be installed at various locations throughout the continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. , the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , and in Europe. "This award continues and expands our engineering, installation and maintenance support of the Defense Energy Support Center and its facilities worldwide." said Bruce Hamilton, President, BAE SYSTEMS Applied Technologies. "We look forward to continuing our solid relationship with SSCC SSCC Serial Shipping Container Code (EAN barcoding) SSCC Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (religious order) SSCC Space Station Control Center SSCC Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking , Charleston, and to providing quality products and services during the life of this important contract." About BAE SYSTEMS BAE SYSTEMS is the truly global systems, defense and aerospace company. BAE SYSTEMS employs more than 100,000 people, in nine home markets around the world and has annual sales of some $19 billion. The company offers an unrivalled 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 avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. BAE SYSTEMS North America employs 25,000 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. |
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