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Lockheed Martin Wins BAE Subcontract To Supply VLS To UK’s New Type 26 Frigates

Friday, March 2nd, 2018

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BAE Systems awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract for an undisclosed sum to supply the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for the UK Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates.BAE is the prime contractor for Britain’s new Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) frigates. The VLS is capable of launching anti-air, anti-submarine, surface-to-surface, and strike-length missiles.BAE is initially ordering nine MK 41 VLS modules for the first three frigates. Eventually each ship is expected to be equipped with three eight-cell MK 41 VLS…

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