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Army Awards BAE Systems $844 Million Lifecycle Support Deal For New Missile Warning System

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 24th, 2021

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Army Awards BAE Systems $844 Million Lifecycle Support Deal For New Missile Warning System

The Army on Tuesday awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $844 million contract modification to cover lifecycle support for the Limited Interim Missile Warning Systems (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability. In April 2018, the Army selected BAE Systems’ 2-Color Advanced Warning System (2CAWS) for LIMWS with an initial $97.9 million deal to provide a Quick Reaction Capability next-generation missile warning system for aircraft to protect pilots and crews (Defense Daily, April 27 2018). BAE Systems developed its 2CAWS system with Leonardo DRS,…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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