Contract Award: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – $23,298,840

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $23,298,840 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-25-C-5315) for MK 41 Vertical Launching System canister and ancillary equipment production. This action combines purchases for the Navy (48%); and the government of Japan (52%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, South Dakota (90%); and Minneapolis, Minnesota (10%), and is expected to be completed by February 2028. FMS (Japan) funds in the amount of $12,080,880 (52%); and fiscal 2025 Defense-wide procurement funds in the amount of $11,217,960 (48%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Awarded Nov. 24, 2025)