Breaking news
BAE Systems Awarded $56 Million From U.S. Marine Corps for RG33 MRAP Work 2707111.
| a | |||
Defense Industry News - BAE Systems |
|||
|
|||
| BAE Systems Awarded $56 Million From U.S. Marine Corps for RG33 MRAP Work. | |||
BAE
Systems received multiple awards from the U.S. Marine Corps totalling
more than $56 million for five separate delivery orders for work on the
RG-33 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The awards will provide
upgrades for MRAP vehicles currently in the field. |
|||
“This
work is important to ensure that MRAP vehicles deployed with our troops
are enhanced to maximize mission effectiveness and are appropriately supported
on operations to ensure availability." said Chris Chambers, vice
president and general manager of the tactical wheeled vehicles product
line at BAE Systems. “Keeping these vehicles capable of performing
in increasingly demanding conditions and terrain is paramount, adding
to our troops safety and success."
The RG-33 Family of Vehicles (FOV) are highly survivable, mine-resistant vehicles capable of meeting multiple mission profiles with several mission-specific variants. BAE Systems received awards totaling $17.7 million for the delivery of RG-33 SOCOM A1 and AUV vehicles and related equipment and services. Also, funding of $11.8 million was awarded for the delivery of Skydex flooring and Vehicle Emergency Escape (VEE) Window assemblies for selected RG-33 vehicles. The Skydex flooring provides additional ballistic shock protection to the vehicle occupants, while the VEE Window allows soldiers to remove the ballistic rear window in seconds and quickly exit the vehicle in an emergency. Additional funding in the amount of $5.8 million was awarded for periodic maintenance and updates to the RG-33 FOV technical data package. A total of $14.2 million was awarded to provide instructor and field service personnel in support of vehicle operation and maintenance training and to support and maintain the fielded RG-33 vehicle fleet. It will also support the field upgrade of the RG-33 SOCOM A0 vehicle to the A1 configuration with independent suspension and other vehicle improvements. This allows the vehicle to operate more effectively in the rough terrain of Afghanistan and support mission requirements. Finally, $7.1 million was awarded to provide a universal MRAP maintenance workforce in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The maintenance workforce will be located in Bagram, Afghanistan with completion expected by December 2011. |
|||
