BAE Systems Gets U.S. Navy Communication Platforms Contract
January 15 2019 - 11:58AM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
BAE Systems PLC (BAESY) on Tuesday said it was awarded a
five-year, $79.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain
multiple electronic, communication, and computing platforms.
"We are maintaining ship-to-shore, shore-to-aircraft, and
shore-to-shore long-range communications systems," said Mark
Keeler, vice president and general manager of BAE's Integrated
Defense Solutions business.
BAE engineers will also continue servicing the Navy's Mobile
User Objective System, a narrowband military communications
satellite system, the company said.
Most of the contract work will take place in Oahu, Hawaii, with
additional work in Geraldton, Australia.
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 15, 2019 12:43 ET (17:43 GMT)
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