BAE Systems to Provide Bar-Armor Kits for 215 U.S. Army Route Clearance Vehicles.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- BAE Systems will provide lightweight bar-armor kits for 215 U.S. Army Route Clearance Vehicles under a contract with a not-to-exceed value of $14.5 million. Under the contract from the Army's Tank-automotive Armaments Command, BAE Systems will equip RG31 and Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. vehicles with its L-ROD[TM] aluminum armor, used widely on Army Buffalo ordnance disposal vehicles. "We developed the L-ROD system as a low-cost and lightweight solution to protect vehicles against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs)," said Dr. Jim Galambos, director of business development for BAE Systems' Advanced Technologies organization. "Our selection for the RG31 and Cougar demonstrates the easy adaptability of this system to just about any type of vehicle." L-ROD is a modular system made of lightweight aluminum alloy that protects vehicles without adding significant additional weight or compromising their operational capabilities. The system weighs less than half of comparable steel designs and is bolted to the vehicle, avoiding the need for welding or cutting. It also can be repaired easily in the field. BAE Systems originally developed the system as part of a fast-response Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). program to provide RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers. protection for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. Army officials conducted more than 50 live-fire tests to validate the performance and optimize the engineering design. L-ROD is standard equipment on the Army Buffalo explosive ordnance disposal The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include explosive ordnance which has become hazardous by damage or deterioration. Also called EOD. vehicle. BAE Systems has delivered more than 100 L-ROD kits to the Army, with additional kits slated for the Marine Corps' Buffalo vehicles. The company also is completing L-ROD designs for BAE Systems' 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. II and RG33-series mine-protected vehicles. For more information about the Army Route Clearance Vehicles, please visit BAE Systems AUSA AUSA Association of the United States Army AUSA Assistant United States Attorney AUSA Auckland University Students Association AUSA Aberdeen University Students' Association (UK) AUSA Allied United States of America Press Kit. 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 . BAE Systems, with 96,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $27 billion on a pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings, Inc. for the whole of 2006. |
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