BAE Systems Awarded $115 Million for Caiman Spare Parts.HOUSTON -- 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 received six contracts worth $115 million 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. for replacement parts, including complete engines, transmissions, axles and self-recovery winches, for Caiman caiman: see alligator. caiman Any member of several species of Central and South American reptiles of the alligator family. Like the rest of the crocodile order, caimans are amphibious, lizardlike carnivores. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP MRAP Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (military vehicle) MRAP Mouvement contre le Racisme et Pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples (French antiracism movement) MRAP Melanocortin-2 Receptor Accessory Protein ) vehicles. This order fulfills urgent requirements for spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. to maintain approximately 1,650 Caiman MRAP vehicles operating in Iraq. "The Army's request for sustainment spare parts helps maintain the assets needed to keep vehicles in the fight and meet theater demand," said Chris Chambers Christopher J. Chambers (born August 12, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. , vice president of Medium/Heavy vehicles for BAE Systems. Replacement parts are ordered and received from the original equipment manufacturers who supply parts for the Caiman production line vehicles. The completed engines are comprised of the Caterpillar engine, which has accessory parts such as alternators, starters, and hoses installed at BAE Systems' Sealy, Texas facility. BAE Systems then preserve, mark and package the parts to military specifications before shipping to Red River Army Depot (RRAD RRAD Red River Army Depot (Texarkana, TX) RRAD Reusable and Rapid Application Development ) in Texarkana, Texas. RRAD send the parts to Iraq to fill MRAP repair part orders from the various Army units. Work filling the contract orders will be completed by August 2009. "This work ensures the proper sustainment parts are included to keep the vehicles operating," said Shane Burns, Caiman project manager at BAE Systems. "The Caiman has a 95 percent operational readiness rate and these items are helping to maintain that rate now and improve it. Every item on this contract, with exception of rear axle, is currently needed in Iraq." BAE Systems has hired an additional 20 employees in its Sealy, Texas facility to help fulfill the orders. Two of the new hires are permanent employees. The remaining 18 are temporary hires. The additional employees will contribute an estimated $1.66 million in generated business and income to the greater Houston area for the year. BAE Systems employs more than 2,500 people in Sealy, Texas and has nearly 900,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space on approximately 200 acres. The Sealy facility has a long history with wheeled vehicle products and has established itself as a world-class designer, volume manufacturer and through-life supporter of high-quality, best value, military tactical trucks and wheeled vehicle systems with payload capacities from 2.5 to 18 tons. Today, BAE Systems is the exclusive manufacturer of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems (M&PS) (formerly the Tactical Vehicle Systems Division of Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group, originally Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP, a and is the producer of three Mine Resistant Ambush Protected variants, the Caiman, the RG33 and the RG31. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier 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 . With approximately 100,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded 15.7 billion (US $31.4 billion) in 2007. |
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