BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $227 Million Contract Modification to Reset Bradley Combat Systems.YORK, Pa. -- BAE Systems has received a $227 million contract modification from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command The U.S. Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), formally known as Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, (TACOM), headquartered in Warren, MI, is part of AMC, the U.S. Army Materiel Command. (TACOM TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (US Army) TACOM Tactical Communications TACOM Tactical Command TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armament Command TACOM Theater Army Command TACOM Tactical Army Command TACOM Tactical Army COM ) to reset 361 Bradley Operation Desert Storm Noun 1. Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; (ODS) vehicles returning from Iraq. BAE Systems, in partnership with Red River Army Depot (RRAD RRAD Red River Army Depot (Texarkana, TX) RRAD Reusable and Rapid Application Development ), will return a total of 361 Bradley Combat Systems (262 Bradley IFV, 55 Bradley CFV and 44 Bradley BFIST BFIST Bradley Fire Support Team (M7 Bradley Fire Support Vehicle crew) ) to a combat ready status. Disassembly and component overhaul work will be performed at RRAD and BAE Systems in Fayette County, Pa. Final assembly, integration and test will be conducted at BAE Systems' York, Pa. facility. "Our proven partnership with Red River Army Depot allows us to reset Bradley Combat Systems to a combat ready condition and return them to soldiers in a short period of time," said Andy Hove, director of Bradley Combat Systems programs for BAE Systems. The contract modification includes $40 million previously awarded in two parts in December 2005 and January 2006. Work on this contract will begin immediately with deliveries scheduled to begin in July 2006 and continue through February 2007. The Bradley Combat System continues to provide outstanding survivability, mobility and lethality to U.S. soldiers in all types of close-combat urban scenarios or in open-combat open terrain scenarios. The Bradley fulfills five critical mission roles including infantry, cavalry, fire support, battle command and engineer squad roles for the Army's heavy brigade combat teams. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With more than 100,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 15.4 billion (US$28 billion) in 2005. |
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