
BAE Systems was awarded a contract up to $1.2 billion for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) and low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program.The initial award for the EMD phase, announced last week, is worth approximately $383 million and covers 29 vehicles across each of the five variants: general purpose, mission command, mortar carrier, medical evaluation, and medical treatment vehicles. Fiscal year 2014 and 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds are included in this award.Work…