BAE Systems Awarded $7.2 Million Contract for Littoral Combat Ship Gun.MINNEAPOLIS -- 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 its second contract from General Dynamics for $7.2 million to supply a 57-mm Mk 110 Naval Gun system to be installed on the U.S. Navy's fourth Littoral Combat Ship The Littoral Combat Ship is the first of the U.S. Navy's next-generation surface combatants. Intended as a relatively small surface vessel for operations in the littoral region (close to shore), the LCS is smaller than the Navy's guided missile frigates, and have been compared to (LCS LCS - Language for Communicating Systems 4) as its main armament. The contract includes options such as spare parts and training. The gun is scheduled to be delivered in 2008. "We believe the Mk 110 is the right choice for the littoral littoral /lit·to·ral/ (lit´ah-r'l) pertaining to the shore of a large body of water. littoral pertaining to the shore. ship class because of the gun's extreme versatility," said Scott Thompson, BAE Systems' Mk 110 program director. "The gun's Mk 295 ammunition allows the system to perform against aerial, surface or ground threats with just a single round." The 57-mm Mk 110 accurately fires automatic salvos of the highly lethal 57-mm Mk 295 ammunition at a firing rate of 220 rounds per minute and a range of up to nine miles. The naval gun is lightweight and compact, with minimal deck penetration, and operates in remote or local control. "With the Mk 110 the customer isn't just getting a gun or a bullet, they are getting an entire system that will produce the desired effect on a target," said Thompson. BAE Systems has received three contracts for a total of four gun systems for the LCS program and an additional three contracts for the U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater program. Additionally, the system has been selected for the U.S. Navy's DDG DDG Guided Missile Destroyer DDG Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft DDG Deputy Director General DDG Drop Dead Gorgeous DDG Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft (German Society of Dermatologists) 1000 destroyer and for the Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Cutter The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter is one design among several new cutter designs developed as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.[1] . Once in full-rate production, the Mk 110 will be manufactured at BAE Systems' facility in Louisville, Kentucky. An actual 57-mm Mk 110 will be on display in the BAE Systems' exhibit at the Sea - Air - Space Navy League Exposition in Washington, D.C. April 3 - 5, 2007. 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 2006 sales that exceeded $25 billion. |
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