BAE Systems Adds Jobs to Upgrade Marine Corps Humvee Armor.LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- 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 added 40 jobs through mid-2007 in response to an urgent need for HMMWV HMMWV High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV is a trademark of AM General LLC; aka HUMVEE, also a trademark of AM General LLC) (High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle 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 ) armor for the U.S. Marine Corps. BAE Systems' armor kits provide protection to vehicle gunners and enable direct vision, situational awareness and target acquisition. "We've made it our personal responsibility to respond as rapidly as possible to meet the urgent needs of our customer and to help keep our troops safe," said Mike Seale, vice president Homeland Defense at BAE Systems. The Louisville facility added a new production line and an additional paint booth for the coating process. The new line included the assembly of ballistic liners to the armor, coating, and final assembly of the armor kit. Orders from the Marine Corps and U.S. Army have added more than 25,000 hours to BAE Systems' Louisville facility and $1.3 million to the Louisville supplier base. The 40 jobs will be in place until the contract is fulfilled. To date, BAE Systems has produced 1,300 armor kits that have been delivered to the Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. The armor kits are also being installed on Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (MTVR MTVR Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement ), and Logistics Tactical Vehicles (LTV LTV See: Loan-to-value ratio ). About BAE Systems BAE Systems is a global 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 support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $22 billion, excluding the group's former interest in Airbus. |
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