BAE Systems Receives $62 Million Order for Medium Recovery Vehicle Overhaul Work.ANNISTON, Ala. -- BAE Systems has received a $62 million order from the Anniston Army Depot Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is a major United States Army facility fulfilling various depot operations. Primary missions are the repair of tracked vehicles and storage of chemical weapons (Anniston Chemical Activity). The depot is located in Anniston, Alabama. (ANAD ANAD Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders ANAD National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders ANAD Anniston Army Depot ANAD Asociación Nacional de Abogados Democráticos (National Association of Democratic Lawyers, Mexico) ) to reset 166 M88A1 medium recovery vehicles. BAE Systems will induct in·duct v. To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction. and disassemble dis·as·sem·ble v. dis·as·sem·bled, dis·as·sem·bling, dis·as·sem·bles v.tr. To take apart: disassemble a toaster. v.intr. 1. the vehicles, repair and paint the hulls, overhaul or acquire the majority of the components, and deliver the material and assembled components for the ANAD production line. The assembly and testing of the vehicles is also expected to take place at ANAD. The order was issued under the Combat Vehicle Support and Sustainment Requirements contract A written agreement whereby a buyer assents to purchase for a sufficient consideration (the inducement to enter into an agreement) all the merchandise of a designated type that he or she might require for use in his or her own established business. , which was awarded to the company in April 2005 and called for ANAD to partner any M88A1 vehicle reset work excess to its internal workload capabilities. The order meets one of the objectives of the public private partnership between ANAD and BAE Systems, which is to allow the original equipment manufacturer and the Army's organic base to jointly provide a quality product for the warfighter. The M88A1 is a fully tracked armored vehicle with a mission to perform battlefield rescue and recovery missions on all types of terrain and during all weather conditions. 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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