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Army Awards BAE Systems $8 Million Deal For New Precision-Guidance Kits

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 30th, 2018

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Army Awards BAE Systems $8 Million Deal For New Precision-Guidance Kits

BAE Systems has received an $8 million deal to develop new precision-guidance kits to the Army aimed to improve the accuracy of 155-millimeter artillery munitions.Under the deal, announced Jan. 30, BAE is tasked with developing new kits to enable Army munitions to make in-flight course corrections in environment where GPS systems may be jammed.“Our kits will provide this capability for the current stock of 155-millimeter munitions and future munitions designed to provide significantly greater range,” Marc Casseres, BAE director of…

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