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The U.S. Army has canceled its solicitation for an optionally manned fighting vehicle (OMFV) to replace the Bradley after only one company submitted a bid. The service was pursuing the …
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BAE Systems was awarded a $2.7 billion contract from the U.S. Navy for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II full-rate production Lots 8-12. This award procures WGU-59/B units to …
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BAE Systems has been awarded a $269 million contract modification by the U.S. Army for Bradley production. Work under the contract will continue through March 31, 2021. The Army is …
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BAE Systems Land and Armaments LP has received a $67 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-16-C-0006) for the development of engineering drawings for, and manufacture and test …
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BAE Systems has dropped out of the U.S. Army’s competition to field a new Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, which will replace the service’s Bradley fighting vehicle. “After careful consideration, we …
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The U.S. Marine Corps has determined that its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 meets all desired ship-to-shore swim capabilities, even those that were not planned to be met until …
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Canada signed a design contract for its new surface combatant on Thursday, February 7, and the deal was announced the following day. The award follows a brief three-month negotiation process …
Read More Canada’s trade body has dismissed a complaint from Alion Canada, which protested Ottawa’s decision to select the Type 26 frigate as the winner of the Canadian Surface Combatant competition. The …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. British defense giant BAE Systems has sold a majority stake in its Land UK tank and combat vehicle division to German competitor …
Read More The U.S. Army has selected two contractors to develop a new light tank under its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program. BAE Systems Land & Armaments and General Dynamics Land System …
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