Precision Castparts wins XM777 Howitzer casting contract. (Industry News).Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC PCC prothrombin complex concentrate. ), Portland, Oregon, was awarded a $130 million contract from Britain's 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. to provide titanium castings for the XM777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer howitzer: see artillery. . "The 11 one-piece investment castings are replacing more than 400 fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: , welded titanium components," said Mark Donegan, president of PCC. "Our leading edge technical capability will provide our customer with substantial cost savings." Under the terms of the contract, PCC will build 22 of the 28 titanium investment casings per weapon. In 2006, the firm will accelerate production to 13 sets per month. The contract's duration extends to 2010. The XM777 is a towed weapon designed to replace the U.S. Army and Marine Corps' M198 howitzers. A pilot production unit was delivered two months ago for strength of design and accuracy evaluation. Low-rate initial production of the XM777 is scheduled to begin in November. |
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