BAE SYSTEMS Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for Engineering and Technical Services for Identification Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech WritersROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 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. has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to provide engineering and technical services for identification systems for the Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). (NAVAIR NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command ), St. Inigoes, Md. The contract has a potential ceiling value of $117 million if all options are exercised. Under the contract, BAE SYSTEMS will provide systems design, development, integration, test and evaluation, installation, certification, and maintenance, support. Support will also include technical services, materials, and data to support the NAVAIR mission. "We have a strong and long-established partnership with NAVAIR that has developed with this program over the past 30 years," said Bruce Hamilton, president, BAE SYSTEMS Technology Solutions. "We look forward to continuing to meet the evolving combat identification requirements of U.S. military forces by providing the services and technology for them to effectively execute their mission." Work will be performed by BAE SYSTEMS Electronic Systems business unit in California, Md., and will be completed by April 2008. Teammates include: American Electronics, Inc.; Compliance Corporation; J.F. Taylor; SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation ; and Advanced Engineering Applications, Inc. About BAE SYSTEMS: 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, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems. BAE SYSTEMS has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $18 billion through its wholly-owned and joint venture operations. BAE SYSTEMS, innovating for a safer world. 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. is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas. BAE SYSTEMS Electronic Systems is headquartered in California, Md., with field offices in Chesapeake, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. The California, Md., facility, along with three other major departments, has recently achieved registration to the requirements of the international quality standard ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000. |
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