BAE Systems Inc., the British defense contractor’s U.S. subsidiary, has finished constructing a technology manufacturing center in Austin, Texas for the electronic systems sector. The company said nearly 525 employees work in the Austin region and that this region has potential for an increasing number of jobs in the high-tech sector. The center will produce [...]
BAE Systems has won an $11 million contract to provide thermal monocular devices to Special Operations Command, the company announced Wednesday. Soldiers will use the devices to handheld, helmet mound or clip-on modes for image intensified devices and visual augmentation. The thermal device is the size of a credit card and works in smoky or dusty [...]
BAE Systems’ U.S. combat systems business unit won a Navy contract modification to produce missile launcher modules for a destroyer ship and a combat system host nation. The Defense Department said the MK41 Vertical Launching System mechanical modules, equipment and related services are for the DDG 116 ship. Work will also support Aegis Ashore missile [...]
BAE Systems won a $32,392,001 U.S. Army contract to provide logistical support at Hawaii-based military installations, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The company’s technology solutions and services unit will support transportation, maintenance and supply. Work will occur at the Schofield Barracks, East Range, Wheeler Army Airfield, Fort Shafter and Pohakuloa Training Area. The Pentagon expects [...]
BAE Systems won a $23 million U.S. Army contract to provide handheld laser target locator modules, BAE announced Friday. BAE received $72 million in 2009 for initial production of the modules from the Army’s soldier program executive office. The modules weigh less than 5.5 pounds and allow users to locate targets in a variety of [...]
BAE Systems will develop parts in Nashua, N.H. for Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter under a multi-million dollar award contract, as reported by the New Hampshire Union Leader. Lockheed was recently awarded a $485 million contract to develop the F-35 and parts for the aircraft are made in New Hampshire. The contract reserves 8 [...]
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command has awarded Harris Corp. a $6.8 million contract to deliver integration and maintenance support for the Air Force’s network hardware, Harris announced Thursday. Harris said its work will include: managing technical publications response center support and on-site system support system engineering and software configuration The Harris team includes subcontractor [...]
