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BAE Systems wins $164m US Navy VLS design contract

BAE Systems, Inc. has won a US Navy competition to serve as the design agent for the mechanical portion of the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS).

Above: The Mk 41 VLS is capable of launching a broad range of missiles, including the Standard Missile SM-2, -3 and -6 variants; the Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile; the NATO Seasparrow and Evolved Seasparrow; and the VL Anti-Submarine Rocket.
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BAE Systems, Inc. has won a US Navy competition to serve as the design agent for the mechanical portion of the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS).

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The contract calls for BAE Systems to provide design, development, test, product improvement, and sustaining support for current and legacy VLS systems. BAE Systems will also continue to design and support canisters used to store, transport, and launch the missiles from the VLS.

“This award demonstrates that BAE Systems is an industry leader when it comes to the VLS solution for the Navy’s fleet of Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers,” said Brent Butcher, vice president of the weapon systems product line at BAE Systems. “Going forward this contract secures our role in providing the Navy with cutting-edge design and engineering supporting this critical warfighting capability.”

The Mk 41 VLS is capable of launching a broad range of missiles, including the Standard Missile SM-2, SM-3, and SM-6 variants; the Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile; the NATO Seasparrow and Evolved Seasparrow; and the Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket.

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The Mk 41 VLS is also deployed with the navies of Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain and Turkey.

Work on this contract begins immediately and will primarily be performed in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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