BAE Systems in Sterling Heights Lands $184M Army Contract for Armored Vehicles

BAE Systems, which operates part of its Platforms and Services business sector in Sterling Heights, has received a $184 million contract modification to produce an additional 48 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) for the U.S. Army. The order is in addition to the existing full-rate production contract.
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The AMPV family of vehicles replaces the Army’s legacy M113s and modernizes the force by providing critical survivability, mobility, on-board power, and interoperability upgrades to the Armored Brigade Combat Team. // Photo courtesy of BAE Systems

BAE Systems, which operates part of its Platforms and Services business sector in Sterling Heights, has received a $184 million contract modification to produce an additional 48 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) for the U.S. Army. The order is in addition to the existing full-rate production contract.

The AMPV family of vehicles (FoV) replaces the Army’s legacy M113s and modernizes the force by providing critical survivability, mobility, on-board power, and interoperability upgrades to the Armored Brigade Combat Team.

The FoV currently is built in five variants including the General Purpose, Mortar Carrier, Medical Evacuation, Medical Treatment, and Mission Command vehicles.

“Soldiers deserve advanced capabilities like the AMPV that have been successfully tested to accomplish the many mission roles they will serve in the formation,” says Bill Sheehy, AMPV program director for BAE Systems. “It’s remarkable to have advanced to this stage of full-rate production. We value our continued partnerships with the Army and our suppliers who work alongside us to ensure we keep producing these critical combat vehicles at higher, sustainable volumes.”

In addition to full-rate production efforts, BAE Systems soon will finalize a large-scale expansion effort in York, Penn., which includes the AMPV production line. The expansion and multi-faceted engineering work across the company’s industrial network provides the capacity and technology necessary to deliver the vehicles at greater rates for the U.S. and potential international customers.

In Other Defense News: The U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) in Warren, its Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and Ground Vehicle Simulation Lab (GVSL) has awarded a five-year contract valued at $70.7 million to DCS Corp. in Virginia to provide technical services to the DEVCOM GVSC Immersive Simulation Directorate (GVSC-IS), also in Warren.

GVSC-IS is home to a world-class facility that develops and applies physics-based simulations, simulators, crew station design, and virtual simulation in support of Army ground combat vehicle technology research, development, and maturation.

Under the contract, DCS will provide technical services for: immersive ground vehicle simulation development, integration, and execution; ride motion simulation and crew station/turret motion-based simulation; crew station development and integration; and conduct and evaluation of virtual experimentation. The technology developed will help advance the Army’s ability to evaluate concept and existing vehicle systems mobility, durability, and operations on the move.

For more information, visit: dcscorp.com.