BAE Systems To Produce 1,600 Guided Rockets For Navy

January 02 2015

USA

The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems Information and Electronics, Nashua, N.H., a $45.1 million contract modification for the advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS), reports the Union Leader (Manchester, N.H.).

The deal covers 1,601 APKWS II WGU-59/B guidance sections and Navy shipping and storage containers, according to a Pentagon release on Monday.

Work under the contract is scheduled to be completed in September 2016.

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