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Army

BAE Systems Continues Paladin Sustainment Work

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

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BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $313 million contract modification from the Army for additional engineering design, logistics development and test evaluation support to complete the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program. PIM is the latest howitzer in the M109 family of vehicles, produced by BAE. “The PIM program will ensure that the self-propelled howitzer fleet is sustainable in the long term and provides significant growth potential for our customer,” said Joe McCarthy,…

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