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BAE Systems to develop Bomber Armament Tester under $64mn USAF contract.
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BAE Systems to develop Bomber Armament Tester under $64mn USAF contract
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BAE Systems has been awarded a US$64 million contract for the design, development, manufacture, and sustainment of the Bomber Armament Tester (BAT) System for the US Air Force strategic bomber fleet, the US DoD said on Sept. 27, 2017.
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 A B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress perform a flyover during the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base air show, May 6, 2017(Credit: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Curt Beach) |
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Under this contract, BAE Systems will provide engineering and manufacturing development of 90 BAT systems capable of being utilized on the US Air Force B-2A, B1-B, and B-52H stratefic bombers.
Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed Feb. 1, 2027, the US DoD added. The Automatic Test Systems, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity. |
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