BAE Systems plc : BAE Systems Receives $28 Million Order to Produce U.S. Marine Corps Lightweight Helmets
02/14/2013| 09:10am US/Eastern
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BAE Systems has received a $28 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps
for the production of lightweight combat helmets. The lightweight
design, first produced by the company in 2012, represents the latest
model in Marine Corps helmets since the Personnel Armor System Ground
Troops helmet was replaced in 2003.
The lightweight helmet, produced by BAE Systems, is fully certified to meet rigorous standards for ballistic, structural and non-ballistic impact testing. (Photo: BAE Systems)
"This lightweight helmet is a sophisticated design engineered to meet
the Corps' protection requirements for bullets and fragmentation," said
Eric Gavelda, director of Warfighter Protection at BAE Systems
Protection Systems. "This order allows us to continue production well
into 2014."
The lightweight helmet is fully certified to meet rigorous standards for
ballistic, structural and non-ballistic impact testing set by the U.S.
Army's Aberdeen Test Center. This new order is an option on an existing
contract issued to BAE Systems in 2010. The cumulative value awarded
thus far under the contract is approximately $56 million.
The lightweight helmet is produced at the company's Jessup, Pennsylvania
facility. The Jessup facility also produces the Army's Advanced Combat
Helmets and Combat Vehicle Crewman Helmets. Since 1986, more than
800,000 of BAE Systems' helmets have been fielded to U.S. Marines and
Soldiers.
BAE Systems Protection Systems is a leading provider of military
protective and load carrying equipment in the United States, producing a
significant portion of the nation's body armor, tactical vests, combat
helmets and load carrying systems. The company is focused on the design,
development and production of leading edge survivability products. Its
integration of advanced materials into manufacturing, rigorous product
testing and field trials support BAE Systems' focus on the men and women
who serve in the armed forces.
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BAE Systems
Heather Russell
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Mobile:
602-373-8625
heather.russell@baesystems.com
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