11 Apr 2006
MINNEAPOLIS BAE Systems has received a $1.2 million contract award from the U.S. Navy that calls for 1,000 rounds of the companys 57mm Target Practice (TP) Ammunition, Mk 296 Mod 0. The Mk 296 Mod 0 practice rounds will be used by both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard.
The TP ammunition, which has improved Insensitive Munitions (IM) characteristics, was developed to train sailors on the 57mm Mk 110 Naval Gun system. The naval gun and its ammunition have been selected to go aboard the U.S. Navys Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), and on the U.S. Coast Guards National Security Cutter. Its also the close-in gun system for the Navys new destroyer, the DD 1000, formerly called the DD(X).
For the Mk 110 Naval Gun system program, both the gun system and the ammunition are being delivered by BAE Systems, said Keith Howe, BAE Systems vice president and general manager for Armament Systems. Together, this gun system and its ammunition provide the Navy and the Coast Guard with the most advanced technology armament warfare.
BAE Systems was awarded the contract by NSWC-Crane.
About BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic 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. With more than 100,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded $28 billion in 2005.
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Van Keuren
BAE Systems
Tel: 763-572-7615
jeff.vankeuren@baesystems.com
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