BAE

BAE Systems has been awarded a $33.6 million low-rate initial production contract for the ALE-55. The AN/ALE-55 is part of the U.S. Navy's Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures system that provides fighter aircraft with electronic defense against radar guided missiles.

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification worth $19 million from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Virginia, to upgrade 1,800 Caiman Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract modification from the Naval Air Systems Command to provide 500 identification friend-or-foe digital transponders and spares to the U.S. Navy and Army.

The U.S. Air Force is awarding a contract to BAE Systems for a maximum of $50 million. This action will provide systems engineering and evaluation and systems analysis for Worldwide 5. This work will provide life-cycle software development engineering to the U.S. Defense Department Intelligence Information System and the U.S. Intelligence Community worldwide.

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems is being awarded a $34 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the Low Rate Initial Production Lot V of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures AN/ALE-55(V) subsystems, associated technical support and nonrecurring engineering for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18E/F aircraft.

BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services Incorporated is being awarded a $22 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for maintenance, logistics and life-cycle services in support of communication-electronic equipment/systems and subsystems for various U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, Special Operations Forces and other federal agencies.

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems is being awarded a $9.5 million modification to a previously awarded contract for engineering service support for quick reaction dismounted guardian counter radio-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) electronic warfare systems. The engineering service support will include analyzing new IED threat devices and development of jamming waveforms to counter the devices.

BAE Systems has been awarded a £450 million contract by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence under a partnering arrangement that will see the Royal Air Force's Typhoon aircraft maintained and supported by BAE.

BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Army to supply Tensylon composite armor panels for the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) vehicles. HET vehicles transport, deploy, recover and evacuate combat-loaded main battle tanks and other heavy tracked and wheeled vehicles to and from the battlefield.

BAE Systems has been awarded an order to provide 5,685 Vehicle Emergency Escape Window kits from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command. The estimated total value of this contract is $45 million.