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BAE Systems Nabs Contract To Design Next Generation Launcher

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 6th, 2023

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BAE Systems Nabs Contract To Design Next Generation Launcher

Next Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Launch System. Image: BAE Systems

BAE Systems on Thursday said it has received a $37 million contract from the Defense Department’s Ordnance Technology Consortium to design the Next Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Launch System (NGELS). The NGELS is a deck-mounted fixed-angle launcher that leverages BAE’s Adaptable Deck Launcher concept to store and launch ESSMs from Mk 25 missile canisters. BAE said that the next-generation launcher will support the latest ESSM missile, the Block 2 variant, which can attack surface and airborne targets. The launcher…

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