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$120M To Lockheed From BAE For Long-Range Naval Artillery Shells
Lockheed Martin has received a five-year, $120 million cost-plus-award-fee contract from BAE Systems for further development and test of the Long-Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) for the Advanced Gun System (AGS) on the U.S. Navy's next- generation destroyer, the DD (X). The new contract calls for additional development and tests in 2006-2008 and support to AGS qualification testing in 2009-2010. More than 100 projectiles will be delivered and tested under this contract. Full-rate production is expected to begin in 2011. As a previous DID report has noted, the 155mm LRLAP is intended to provide rapid-response, high-volume, GPS/INS guided fire up to 100 miles inshore in support of U.S. Marines and allied units. Related Links Lockheed Martin TerraDaily Search TerraDaily Subscribe To TerraDaily Express Boeing Contracts Metal Storm To Conduct Weapons Study Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jul 22, 2005 Metal Storm Limited announced Thursday that it has been awarded a contract in the United States from The Boeing Company.
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