“As the mission and combat environments for our
soldiers are changing, we are working to provide a modernized
Bradley Fighting Vehicle that continues to perform at
an optimal level, providing increased survivability and
enhanced situational awareness components,” said
Joe McCarthy, vice president and general manager of the
Heavy Brigade Combat Team Systems for BAE Systems.
Under this contract, the Bradley vehicles will be reset
and converted from the Bradley Operation Desert Storm
(ODS) model to the Bradley Operation Desert Storm Situational
Awareness (ODS SA) configuration. The Bradley ODS SA vehicle
features the latest digitized electronics for optimum
situational awareness, network connectivity and communication
within the Heavy Brigade Combat Team. The vehicle’s
proven durability and commonality of design reduces logistic
burden, while enhancing battlefield performance to meet
a variety of mission requirements in various combat situations.
The modernization process includes replacing obsolete
equipment with updated components, restoring the vehicle
to pre-combat condition. Work provided through this contract
is supported by the company’s robust readiness and
sustainment business.
The award amount of $47 million is the first tasking
under a not-to-exceed total contract amount of $94 million.
Additional orders for the balance of the contract value
may be awarded in the future. The contract was awarded
by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management.
Work will be performed by the company’s existing
workforce at its facilities in Fayette and York, Pennsylvania,
as well as the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas.
Vehicle deliveries will begin in March 2012 and will end
in June 2012.
Bradley Fighting Vehicles continue to provide outstanding
survivability, mobility and lethality to U.S. soldiers
in various combat situations. The Bradley fulfills five
critical mission roles - infantry fighting vehicle, cavalry
fighting vehicle, fire support vehicle, command vehicle
and engineer squad vehicle – for the U.S. Army’s
Heavy Brigade Combat Team.
BAE Systems designs, manufactures and supports Bradley
Fighting Vehicles through its U.S. Combat Systems business.
U.S. Combat Systems is a modern, efficient, full-spectrum
developer, integrator and supplier of survivable, lethal
ground and naval combat platforms. U.S. Combat Systems
is also a main supplier of the U.S. Army’s Heavy
Brigade Combat Team, an integral developer of mine protected
and future combat vehicles and top producer of naval guns
and missile launchers.
