YORK, Pa. - BAE Systems has received a $227 million contract modification from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to reset 361 Bradley Operation Desert Storm (ODS) vehicles returning from Iraq.

BAE Systems, in partnership with Red River Army Depot (RRAD), will return a total of 361 Bradley Combat Systems (262 Bradley IFV, 55 Bradley CFV and 44 Bradley BFIST) to a combat ready status. Disassembly and component overhaul work will be performed at RRAD and BAE Systems in Fayette County, Pa. Final assembly, integration and test will be conducted at BAE Systems' York, Pa. facility.

"Our proven partnership with Red River Army Depot allows us to reset Bradley Combat Systems to a combat ready condition and return them to soldiers in a short period of time," said Andy Hove, director of Bradley Combat Systems programs for BAE Systems.

The contract modification includes $40 million previously awarded in two parts in December 2005 and January 2006.

Work on this contract will begin immediately with deliveries scheduled to begin in July 2006 and continue through February 2007.

The Bradley Combat System continues to provide outstanding survivability, mobility and lethality to U.S. soldiers in all types of close-combat urban scenarios or in open-combat open terrain scenarios. The Bradley fulfills five critical mission roles including infantry, cavalry, fire support, battle command and engineer squad roles for the Army's heavy brigade combat teams.

BAE Systems
15.03.2006